Step Families Videos

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The Holiday season is nearly here and for many it's a mixed blessing--Holiday Stress mixed with Holiday Cheer. Who isn't captivated by sparkling store displays, excited children, and all the delicious cookies and candies everywhere? And a major high spot is organizing comfortable quality time with family and friends at Holiday dinners and parties. There are high expectations and a variety of pressures to guarantee happy celebrations. Author: blendedfamilynews Keywords: Holiday time family kids season issues stress blended-families blended families problems budget thanksgiving Added: November 14, 2008

The Holiday season is nearly here and for many it's a mixed blessing--Holiday Stress mixed with Holiday Cheer. Who isn't captivated by sparkling store displays, eager children, and all the tempting cookies and candies everywhere? And a major high spot is organizing relaxed quality time with family and friends at Holiday dinners and gatherings. There are high hopes and multiple pressures to guarantee happy celebrations. Author: blendedfamilynews Keywords: season family time kids issues holiday Added: November 14, 2008

Today, among the overloaded clutter of single parenting self-help books, it's delightful to find one that not only presents exactly what the title offers, but exceeds all expectations with new insight, realistic advice and success tactics to guide readers through the labyrinth of post-divorce parenting that helps parents and children not merely survive, but thrive. The book is The 7 Pitfalls of Single Parenting: What to Avoid to Help Your Children Thrive After Divorce by Carolyn Ellis. Best-selling writer, Carolyn Ellis, has combined her academic background, broad based professional experience and personal understanding with divorce and single parenthood to create the definitive book every single-parent should read as a practical parenting guide. The book is based on extensive research and observation of real life instances from clients, single parents, seminar students and her own valuable experiences of raising three young children after divorce. Author: blendedfamilynews Keywords: pitfalls of single parenting Carolyn Ellis thrive divorce child mother father acco Added: November 1, 2008

On a recent inter-state flight, Emily Bouchard, founder of Blended-Families.com, had the pleasure of sitting next to a charming 12-year-old girl who was flying alone to spend a long weekend with her father. After she excitedly told Emily all the fun things she was going to do with her father, she explained that she had been making this plane trip every month since her parents divorced. It turns out this pint-sized solo flyer is like millions of other children whom the airlines label, Unaccompanied Minors (UMs). These are youngsters who fly without an adult, both within the United states and overseas, usually to stay with non-custodial parents or to spend vacation time with grandparents or other relatives. Author: blendedfamilynews Keywords: airlines flying parents kids alone airport Added: October 18, 2008

Blended families, along with every other segment of the country, will likely experience the negative impact of the meltdown on Wall Street. No one is immune to the fallout that has caused the federal government to step in with a multi-billion-dollar bailout to stabilize financial markets and prevent a complete collapse. While banks and other monetary institutions will avoid complete ruin with the bailout plan, the same is not true for many ordinary families experiencing the personal anguish of financial strain and powerlessness, that anxious feeling of loss of control over a situation you did not create and you are powerless to correct. The result of the crisis for many families is generalized stress as people are threatened with foreclosure, ballooning mortgages, job loss, rising gasoline prices, home heating oil, food costs, as well as monthly bills and credit card debt. Blended families face increased pressure as they finance dual households and child support. Author: blendedfamilynews Keywords: Advice Action adventure financial strategies families coping crisis Added: October 18, 2008

As mentioned in the previous article, blended families, along with everyone else, will eventually feel the negative impact of the Wall Street meltdown. Many blended families are experiencing the personal pain of financial strain, helplessness and generalized stress as the repercussions ramifications ripple through our economy. Again, were not in a position to offer a bailout plan for our blended families, but here we offer some additional ideas to help you take action and feel more in control of your destiny as this economic fiasco plays itself out. Author: blendedfamilynews Keywords: Advice Action adventure financial strategies families coping crisis Added: October 18, 2008

Adult stepfamilies can be satisfying and heartwarming when parents, adult children and grandchildren work together as a healthy and happy family unit. This video is about the ground-breaking book, Step Wars by Grace Gabe, M.D. and Jean Lipman-Blumen, Ph.D. which gives helpful strategies parents and adult stepchildren need to deal with common anger issues. Author: blendedfamilynews Keywords: stepfamily stepfamilies adult stepparents issues children relationship Added: September 24, 2008

Adult stepfamilies can be satisfying and heartwarming when parents, adult children and grandchildren work together as a healthy and happy family unit. This video is about the ground-breaking book, Step Wars by Grace Gabe, M.D. and Jean Lipman-Blumen, Ph.D. which gives helpful strategies parents and adult stepchildren need to deal with common anger issues.

Adult stepfamilies can be satisfying and heartwarming when parents, adult children and grandchildren work together as a healthy and happy family unit. Grace Gabe, M.D. and Jean Lipman-Blumen, Ph.D. explains helpful strategies parents and adult stepchildren need to deal with common anger issues. Author: blendedfamilynews Keywords: adult stepfamily children stepparents kids relationship stepfamilies focus help issues marriage Added: September 22, 2008

Men and women are different. However, they have unique capabilities to make a marriage work. Learn more about the secrets of happily married men based on Dr. Scott Haltzman's book of the same title. Author: blendedfamilynews Keywords: Blendedfamilies stepfamilies relationship marriage Secrets of Happily Married Men women difference capabilities scott haltzman family parenting self express love happiness Added: August 12, 2008