Tips for Integrating a Blended Family
Published January 2013: Mom.Me
Tips for Integrating a Blended Family
How to merge two families into one
Article Excerpt:
Blending a family can offer rewards and challenges that strengthen the bond of your marriage and your family life. To successfully merge families, parents will need to assess and discuss their similarities and differences and how they — and their children — plan to compromise and cooperate. Patience, consideration and open communication are essential and will help bring about a much smoother transition for the entire family. Continue reading
When You’re the New Stepparent of a Teenager
Published July 2011: ParentUSACity.com
When You’re the New Stepparent of a Teenager
Article Excerpt:
Finding the perfect mix for a blended family takes time. Just as it takes time to warm up to a new friend or neighbor, stepchildren need time to absorb the changes in the family and to evaluate how to approach relationships. And when the stepchild is a teen, an extra set of challenges comes into play. Continue reading
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Three words to describe me? Passionate. Motivated. Curious. These traits help me as a college media adviser and professor, freelance writer, author and mom. From student journalism and higher education to parenting and freelance writing, this site, focused on writing, reflecting and teaching, offers a mix of blogs with a hint of humor, sarcasm, and inspiration, as well as my published stories on just about every possible topic.
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