Plugging in the Family Blender- Info for newly blended parents

Blended Family: A non-traditional idea of a family which generally involves families forming from two separate families coming together as one. Ex- step parents and children

• "40% of couples with children in the United States are step-couples" -www.smartstepfamilies.com
• "An estimated 1/3 of children live in a stepparent home before the age of 18 and 50% will have a stepparent at some point in their lifetime." (Stewart, 2007, p.21) via www.smartstepfamilies.com

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• How to involve new step parent into family
• How to introduce new step family
• How to deal with children who struggle with new step parent
• What are some suggestions to help bond with my partner's children
• How to deal with holidays with multiple families

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Blended Families