How can blended families integrate better?

Bringing toothbrushes and other “standard fare” each time they come to your home makes them feel like a visitor, not a member of the blended family. Find support. Locate a step-parenting support organization in your community. You can learn how other blended families overcome challenges. Spend time every day with your child. read more

Laughter and physical play can be the antidote to tension that arises in any family, and in blended families it can be used strategically during transition days or to build the relationship between stepparents and stepchildren, as well as between new and old siblings. read more

The fact that their DNA has blended and formed little humans is a connection that surpasses every level of certifiable crazy. 5. You will love his children. You will even love them well. Maybe right away, maybe it will take years. But you will. You will hold them to the same expectations as you hold your own children. read more