How to Deal With Step Parents

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Tip 1 - Stepparenting: 9 Dos and Don'ts

Published: 9 years, 5 month(s) ago | Submitted by Rose Queiroz | permalink

WebMD interviews parenting experts about tips for stepparents.
Tags: step-parent, step-parenting, step-son, step-daughter, family, parenting, mother, father, mom, dad

For further reading: http://www.webmd.com/parenting/features/tips-for-stepparents ^[1]

Tip 2 - Avoiding step-parenting minefields

Published: 9 years, 5 month(s) ago | Submitted by saleate | permalink

Becoming a step-parent can be a blessing... and a stress. Step-parents must avoid certain minefields to keep the relationship with the stepkids positive. Here are some don'ts of step-parenting.
Tags: step-parenting, stepmother, stepchildren, stepkids, relationships

For further reading: http://www.sheknows.com/parenting/articles/813667/5-things-a-step-parent-should-never-do-1 ^[2]

Tip 3 - How to Deal with Step Parents and Step Siblings

Published: 9 years, 5 month(s) ago | Submitted by Maria Isabel Peredo | permalink

Maybe your parent(s) have been divorced and are now planning on marrying different people, this can add a lot of stress to your life, here are some simple ways to make this transition easier on everyone. Be willing to share. If your new...
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For further reading: http://www.wikihow.com/Deal-with-Step-Parents-and-Step-Siblings ^[3]

Tip 4 - The Do's and Don'ts of Stepparent Discipline

Published: 9 years, 5 month(s) ago | Submitted by Maureen Singleton | permalink

If you're a new stepparent, read our expert-approved rules for correcting the kiddos.

For further reading: http://www.parents.com/parenting/dynamics/how-to-discipline-child-step-parent/ ^[4]

Tip 5 - Parents and Step-Parents: Where Is the Boundary Line?

Published: 9 years, 5 month(s) ago | Submitted by Joel Potter | permalink

As both a mother whose children have a step-mom and as a step-mom myself, I honestly have no idea where this supposed line is. It changes completely depending on the parent and I am pretty sure I have unknowingly crossed that line as both a mother and a step-mother.
Tags: parents, and, step-parents:, where, is, the, boundary, line?, divorce

For further reading: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/valerie-deloach/parents-stepparents-where_b_4653221.html ^[5]