Blending families advice

Veronica, a mother of 9, shares 10 of her best tips having a happy blended family, based on her personal experience. Lots of specific ideas, traditions, printable, and more!

Should your partner or the kids come first in a blended family? Here's why your relationship needs to take top priority.

Is hanging onto your idea of how your stepkids "should" act or how a stepparent "should" feel about their stepkids keeping you from enjoying your blended family?

It’s important to set boundaries with your blended family – especially if your ex is involved! blended families rely on boundaries, tact, and communication to function. Any ground rules being set need to take everyone’s needs into account.

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An easy way to exacerbate the already complex and challenging role of stepmom is for her partner to have unhealthy boundaries with ex-wife.

For stepparents who bring their own bio kids (or ours babies) into a blended family, what’s the best way to protect them from high conflict and other drama?

If stepkids are ruining your marriage, the tips in this guide will help to get your family back on track once you see the bigger picture.

It took me years to realize that what I wanted my role to be as a stepmom and what actually worked for me, my stepdaughter, and our family were two very different things.