Blended Home: How do I Make My Stepson Feel Comfortable?
If you’re having trouble getting everyone comfortable with the idea of living in your newly blended home we have this to say: be patient!
Divorce/Blended Families
Infidelity: How Can Children Heal?
If you’ve had infidelity in your marriage it can be as hard for your kids as it is for you. Children may feel a range of emotions from shame, embarrassment, betrayal and anger when one parent has been unfaithful. Kids may also feel a strong need to protect the parent who got hurt.
How do I create peace in my blended family?
If your blended family isn’t blending so well, there are a few basic tips for achieving harmony, but there’s no one, magic solution.
Blended Families: Communicating Discomfort About Your Partner’s Biological Children.
Blended families: how do you communicate discomfort about your partner’s biological children in a blended family?
Are you and your spouse disagreeing if it is safe to bring together your two blended families for Thanksgiving dinner during quarantine?
COVID presents us with some new dilemmas this holiday season. How do we celebrate the holidays and get together with family in way that’s safe and responsible. And what do you do if you’re just not comfortable with it? “My husband wants to have his two kids from his previous marriage over for Thanksgiving, and …
Is it healthy when your kid is also your BFF?
Sometimes it’s good to model positive behavior about our own self care to our kids, and sometimes unloading our feelings on them can be way more than they’re ready for.
How do you handle yourself when your Ex is turning your daughter against you?
Your Ex is an emotionally abusive narcissist who make every situation be about them. He’s turning your daughter against you. You want her to see the light, but when you try to talk to her it only turns into a fight, and the tension in your house is unbearable. How do you handle yourself?
“My wife and I are not happy in our marriage. Should we raise our kids first before separating?”
https://youtu.be/vRYYfjxhsBQ Relationships aren’t easy! There’s a reason divorce rates are still fairly high and one of the biggest concerns parents have is how divorce or separation will effect their children. This week’s Tips On Teens question touches on this topic. Here it is: “My wife and I are not happy in our marriage. We argue …
“Should I let my kids decide on the custody schedule during a divorce?”
https://youtu.be/YAT-GQ1Eltk Divorce can be hard for everyone involved. For this week’s “Tips on Teens” video blog, Kent will answer the following question from a mother who is in the process of getting divorced and is wondering whether her kids should be involved in the decisions regarding custody schedules: “My husband and I are going through …
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“How do I get my stepchildren to respect me?”
Kent answers the following question from a stepfather who is struggling to better connect with his stepchildren: “How do I get my stepchildren to respect me? I’ve been living with them for over two years and they still fight me when I try to get them to do their chores, homework, etc. My step-sons and …