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Passing Up The Poison:

Electrical power is one thing. Personal power can be even more important. Today, we cover one of the most difficult areas of struggle for individuals- dealing with what others say about us and to us...
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Happier Single Parenting- 8 Daily Practices
One of the difficulties of being a single parent is finding time to enjoy your life while you are taking care of your children, your work and your life. Whether you are a man or a woman, there are small things you can do every day (that are easy) to increase the joy in your life. Practice them every day…
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Everybody Breathe Now (Managing Crisis Moments):
All stepfamilies go through a Crisis stage. I wish I had known that when I got remarried. Start with Fantasy. My husband and I had done premarital counseling, and read many books about stepfamilies. But when we got married, and started trying to create our new family, we were surprised at …
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Be Center or Be Centered:
Some of the greatest attributes about women make it hard for them in families, particularly stepfamily life. The way we think about our role as the stepmother and family member can greatly affect our happiness and satisfaction with our life. Being aware of them can make all the difference – no matter what kind of …
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How Do You Measure A Year?:
“525,600 minutes. How do you measure a year?” says the song from the musical “Rent”. I started thinking about how we measure time in a single parent family or a stepfamily that has a lot of love and a great big revolving door…
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Starting Off Right With The Children:
We spend a lot of time as adults talking about how to meet other adults, and how to form those relationships. But what are the right steps to forming a relationship with a child that is not your own? …
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All The Steps (Welcome to our family forest!) :
A good sense of humor is vital to finding happiness in your stepfamily life. Why? Because with all the complications, you’ll need some ways to make it okay. How? By trying to …
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"I have enjoyed listening to other couples as we communicate during our telephone sessions. I believe it has been good for my husband and I to hear the issues of others being in a Step Family situation. I have been through many of the same issues that they are going through. It has opened my mind and heart to let our children know that their opinions and feelings are very important to us. We both are planning to sit down with each of the four adult children to get their input of their feelings in order to establish a better relationship with one another."
--Janice

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