Most of us, most of the time, have an agenda. Nowhere is this more apparent than with a lover's children. Without realising it, you want something from these youngsters. Overnight, being a step-parent ...

You have taken on this role nothing could have prepared you for when – tadaaa! – you were presented with a little family in a box; an instant family. Becoming a step-parent comes with a range of ...

Marrying when one or one’s partner has children in adolescence is not for the faint of heart. Because the new household dynamics can be very challenging to manage, it’s important to have realistic ...

Source: Carl Pickhardt Ph.D. After single parenthood, widowhood, or divorce, when a parent marries, a step-relationship is created between one’s children and the new partner. The step-family task is ...

Being a step-parent can be a challenge whatever time of the year, but Christmas raises the bar of expectation and increases pressures on these newly-formed family units. A new study by Relate - a ...

Not all marriages have a happy ending, and divorce among spouses is common these days. While some partners call it quits and split up, many will go on to find new love and even remarry. If they end up ...

STEP-PARENTING involves assuming responsibility for a child that is not biologically yours, but whom you are expected to love and nurture as if they were your own. But sometimes step-parents get their ...

A woman has sparked a debate after admitting she no longer wants to be a step-parent because it's 'exhausting'. She explained how she and her husband have 50/50 custody of his child from a previous ...

People are surprised to find out what the prefix "step" in "step-parent" actually means, and are debating what the word personally means for them. Have you ever wondered what the word "step-parent" ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I am an RN-Attorney with significant experience in both professions. Sometimes money and the need to care for aging parents can ...

Kate Ferdinand has announced a new network for blended families. She shared that the network, Blended, is for families that have been brought together by “a break up, fostering, adopting or loss”.

In the topsy-turvy world of modern parenthood, it is the turn of the "naughty step" to receive a ticking off. Parenting groups have taken issue with Supernanny, the Channel 4 programme, about the ...