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Blended Families – Unity is Power!

One of the most frequent issues we have encountered in counseling blended families is the difficulty they have in reaching agreement on the big...
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Blended Families – Dream Marriage or Nightmare?

If you are considering or have already made the leap into a new marriage, you no doubt have high expectations as well as fears about bringing...
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Child Ownership – A major source of conflict in Blended Families

Why is it that second marriages fail at the rate of two out of three? Why do third marriages fail at the rate of three out of four? Other than...
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Holidays – a potential mine field for blended families.

Holidays can be a very joyous time of celebration with family and friends when relationships are healthy and in good standing. There are very few...
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Attitude and perspective greatly influence your success as a step-parent

There are a couple of major categories that step-parents fall into. The good one is the category that includes people that truly care about...
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It’s better to have your spouse at your side than in your face

September 16th, National Stepfamily Day – a great day to celebrate the fact that stepfamilies can be some of the best families out there....
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How to build a great husband from what appears to be scrap

There’s an old proverb that goes, “A wise woman builds her house; a foolish woman tears hers down with her own hands.” Another...
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Requirements needed for a strong, healthy blended family

Marriage has never been easy. Living ‘happily ever after’ only happens in fairy tales. Marriage is the blending of two families (and...
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Many couples unknowingly sabotage their own marriage through selfishness

Why do about half of allfirst marriages fail? Why is the failure rate even higher and quicker for second or third (or more) marriages? With so many...
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Don’t give your new spouse’s ex power over your life

Your mind is very powerful tool. It needs to be used wisely. In a blended family, frequently too much mental energy is spent worrying about an ex...
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