Behavior management skills are more important for stepparents because the children are more sensitive to punishment from a stepparent. Try positive reinforcement first.

Teaching table manners to stepchildren presents challenges. Rules are made because poor behavior is annoying and rules handled directy by the stepparent are most successful.

Stepchildren's role in keeping up the house and doing chores can be a problem. Here are some ideas to make your house run smoothly.

Stepmothers can plan ways to have fun with stepchildren. By doing this you can enjoy being a stepparent.

Stepmothers have a special relatationship with teachers and schools. It's important to not step on the toes of the biological parents.

Criticizing the stepchild is the number one pitfall for stepmothers. How to stepparent successfully.

Hard work doesn’t “cause” stress. Long hours don’t automatically “cause” stress. What does strongly influence stress levels is when a person has responsibility for how something turns out without having the power to affect what is going on. Hello, stepparenting.

A frequent stepmother disaster occurs when we attempt to improve the family situation by pointing out to our husband what he does ‘wrong’ in dealing with his children. Regardless of how correct our observations may be, this method of trying to help backfires. The children’s father may well solicit

When you marry someone with children with children from a previous marriage, you take on a relationship not mentioned in your wedding vows. You have a person to be considered in your marriage that, most likely, wasn’t part of your wedding and marriage plans. That person is the ex.

What most often brings couples into counseling when at least one partner is in his or her second marriage? What is the reason most often cited for second divorces? You guessed it. Conflicts on how to best deal with the children.