Archive for June, 2010

Why Is A Stepfather Called A Stepfather?

A few decades ago, stepparent homes were few and in between, but today they have become almost as common as non-stepparent homes. In Why Is A Stepfather Called A Stepfather? J. F. McCormick, III., focuses on the stepfather because it seems as though the majority of stepparent homes are headed by stepfathers. He then differentiates between the bad stepfather and the good stepfather.

The latter being the one who deserves a lot of praise but rarely receives it because society lumps the good in with the bad and looks down on both. The good stepfather deserves much praise because he is constantly exposed to problems with the children and many times with his wife that the biological father don’t have to face.

Problems like being told: “You’re not my father! You can’t tell me what to do!” Problems like being told: “You’re not their father! You can’t spank them!” God’s special love for stepfathers comes to view as He arranged for Moses and Jesus to be raised by stepfathers! Many mothers and stepchildren will be challenged to value good stepfathers the way that God values them as they strive to make a difficult family situation more livable.

Read more…Why Is A Stepfather Called A Stepfather?: A Tribute To Good Stepfathers

Yours, Mine and Hours – Relationship Skills for Blended Families

John Penton and Shona Welsh’s Yours, Mine and Hours: Relationship Skills for Blended Families is a valuable and much-needed guide that clearly explains how to establish and maintain a strong partnership and happy family when there are children from previous relationships involved, using the three key principles of their Recipe for Blended Family Success

Read more…Yours, Mine and Hours: Relationship Skills for Blended Families

Making Two Homes for Your Child

According to the Stepfamily Association of America, 60 percent of all families are breaking up, and custody and visitation issues loom large in the lives of many parents. Isolina Ricci’s Mom’s House, Dad’s House guides separated, divorced, and remarried parents through the hassles and confusions of setting up a strong, working relationship with the ex-spouse in order to make two loving homes for the kids. This expanded and revised edition (the book was originally published in 1980) includes emotional and legal tools, as well as many reference materials and resources. As one parent said of the first edition, “This book is my friend.”

The groundbreaking classic, now revised, updated and expanded, covers the legal, financial and emotional realities of creating two happy and stable homes for children in the often difficult and confusing aftermath of a divorce.

Stepfamily Australia: Stepfamily: Mom’s House, Dad’s House: Making Two Homes for Your Child

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