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House Rules for Stepfamilies: Everything You Need to Know
House rules for stepfamilies… Not the sexiest topic I’ve ever written about, but perhaps one of the most important. When…
Teaching Kids to Recognize Toxic Behavior
Even the healthiest homes can leave children vulnerable to toxic behavior. It’s terrifying to think about, right? That no matter…
Stepkids and Cell Phones
This Christmas, we finally gave in and got my 11-year-old stepdaughter a Gabb cell phone. She’s been begging us for…
Tips for Blending Families
Blending families is certainly not as easy as it looked on The Brady Bunch. Carol and Mike sure made blending…
When Your Stepchild’s Other Home has Different Rules
Last week, I had a meeting with a coaching client who was simply fed up with the different expectations and…
HELP! I don’t like my stepkids!
The Two Stepmom Struggle Camps Over the past handful of years working as a stepfamily counsellor, and specifically as a…