Articles, events and resources

Stepfamilies are different and they face many different family pressures. We want to support all ‘blended families’ as they learn how to live in a stepfamily. We support stepfamilies through a free email newsletter, practical articles and other resources.

Take a look – I’m sure you’ll find lots that will be of interest as you build a stronger relationship with your family.

Email newsletter

• Sign up for the Life in a Stepfamily free bi-monthly email newsletter here.
• You can read the latest issue of Life in a Stepfamily newsletter here.

Books and other relationship-building resources

• From this Step Forward marriage preparation course
• Every Step Counts - Read Chapter 1 online by clicking here (PDF).
• 21st Century Parent
• The Money Secret
• The Sixty Minute Mother
• The Sixty Minute Father

Support Net – online help for you and families you know

• Step-parenting (PDF)
• Insights into stepfamily life (PDF)
• What is real healthy eating? (PDF)
• Money, debt and family life - Support Net sheet (PDF)
• Internet safety tips for parents - Support Net sheet (PDF)
• Christmas - how you can make the most of it - Support Net sheet (PDF)

Practical articles

• 'My stepdaughters don't live with us' - read Jo's story
• 'Why has our marriage and stepfamily lasted so long?'
• Julian and Natascha tell their story of how two became four
• “Good morning, Stepmum” – Margaret’s story so far
• “Well worth working for” – Simon’s story of being a stepdad
• 10 tips for building a stronger relationship with your partner
• How you can take back control of your finances
• The stresses and strains of being a step-parent - three stepmums share their experiences
• How to occupy your kids - taking you to www.lookingatlife.org.uk - Care for the Family's website for 20s and 30s.
• “Children have to know they are loved”
• Step-grandparents – being one, having one
• Your question: If I died, what would happen to my children?
• Website review: www.thestepfamilylife.com
• Why opposite attitudes to money can put pressure on your marriage...
• Celebrating the UK’s first marriage preparation course for step-parents
• Making every step count
• Not a father, but a dad
• A new family – the fun and hard work of building a stepfamily
• 9 top tips for being a great dad
• “Will you accept me as I am?”
• How to value your child
• A sense of value
• Talking to your teens about sex
• Talking to your teens about food
• Talking to your teens about drugs
• Your child and eating disorders

Events

• The 1-2-1 Challenge
• Mum's the Word
  
• Teenagers! What Every Parent Has to Know

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