Are blended families hard?

If you are part of a blended family, chances are you’ve already spent time as a single parent where your children came first. Switching up the order is tough and causes hurt feelings. Don’t get me wrong—the order is going to switch practically every minute and if one of those minutes collides with your partner in the same spot, literally and physically, well than that’s just magic. read more

Adults are often wildly unprepared for blended family life. First-family examples surround us, but first-family strategies don’t work in blended families. Studies continually show that stepfamilies who begin their life together with a romantic, first-family approach fail. read more

Parenting isn't easy but can be more difficult in a blended family. We have stepparenting advice for blended families to work at creating a successful stepfamily. Parenting isn't easy but can be more difficult in a blended family. read more