When you're singled out, it's normal to feel defensive. But you should consider your step kids' perspectives and stop assuming they're out to get you, said therapist Darcy Sterling. As a parental ...

A woman has taken to Mumsnet to ask if she is being unreasonable for her reaction to a recent bust-up with her ex and his new wife. In the post, user ooominn described how over a week ago she asked ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I am an RN-Attorney with significant experience in both professions. Sometimes money and the need to care for aging parents can ...

A step-mom's decision to favor one of her step-children has been backed online, after she confessed to purposely spend more time with one child. The step-mom, posting as aitaoldestsd, took to popular ...

Step one in becoming the best possible step-parent is acknowledging and accepting the complexities of your new identity as a step-parent. Whether or not you have children from a previous relationship ...

With divorce rates at about 50 percent and climbing, it isn’t really a shocker that one in three Americans are living the stepfamily and blended family experience. So, is this new family dynamic in ...

Dear Eric: I am a male and have been married and divorced twice. My first wife and I had two kids. My second wife had four kids previously. I am still friends with everyone and see them semi-often. My ...

Dear Eric: My husband and I have been married for 30 years. About seven years ago he was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s and three years ago I placed him in a nursing home. Over that time, I’ve continued ...

I first met my step-father when I was five, and my brothers were eleven and thirteen. He was not my step-father back then, of course, and would not officially marry my mother for another seven years, ...