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Articles

• Adoption and Your Marriage

  Adoption is one of the most rewarding—and potentially challenging—decisions a couple will ever make. Here are some tips to help you navigate the complex world of adoption and keep your marriage strong throughout the process.

• Balancing Blended Families During the Holidays

  Holiday stresses can be severe for families that have experienced separation, divorce or remarriage.

• Being the Best Step-Parent Possible

  Step-parents get a bad rap in the media. In reality, a loving step-parent can be a powerful force for good in a child’s life.

• Building Strong Step-Families

  Learn tips on how to deal with all of the issues surrounding bringing two families together.

• Co-Parenting After Divorce

  Learn tips on how to not stop parenting, even though the marriage has ended.

• Getting Married (Again): Tips for Blending Families

  Getting married presents new and unique challenges, especially when there are children involved.

• Married (With Children)

  Having kids changes everything, and this includes your marriage. Unfortunately, few couples realize how their marriage will change when a new baby comes home and how it will continue to change as their children get older.

• Step-Grandparents

  Learn some helpful tips about how to handle the situation of becoming a step-grandparent.

• The Impact of Cohabitation on Children

  Nearly 40 percent of children will spend time in a cohabiting household. But the impacts of this family structure are just beginning to be understood.

• The Not-So-Empty Nest: Coping with Boomerang Kids

  Moving back home can be stressful or embarrassing for an adult child—it can take a significant toll on parents as well. Here's how to cope.

• When Your Kids Hate Your New Mate

  Finally, you’ve found someone worth dating. One problem: your child hates him/her.

• Engagement and Preparing for Marriage

  • Preparing for Remarriage

    Learn about improving the health of your future marital relationship by laying the groundwork for a firm foundation.

  Family Challenges

  • Remarriage – So, Now You’re a Stepparent

    About 50% of all marriages are actually remarriages for one or both spouses. These marriages often invovle unique challenges, including stepparenting.

  • What to Call a Stepparent

    Determining the correct name for a new stepparent can be difficult.

  Other Challenges

  • Breadwinning Women and Stay-at-Home Dads

    Even in the most progressive homes, spouses sometimes still struggle with gender roles and responsibilities.

Videos

• Are children in stepfamilies better off than children in single-parent families?

  In this video, relationship experts Carrie & Gordon Taylor discuss if children do better in stepfamilies than in single-parent families.

• How can we connect as a couple in a stepfamily?

  In this video, relationship expert Elizabeth Einstein talks about how you can connect as a couple in a stepfamily.

• How do we combine our families after marriage?

  Relationship experts Carrie and Gordon Taylor talk about how to combine your families after marriage.

• I'm a new husband and stepdad -- now what?

  In this video, relationship experts Carri and Gordon Taylor talk about what to expect as a new husband and a stepdad.

• I'm a new wife and stepmom, now what?

  In this video, relationship expert Elizabeth Einstein talks about what to expect as a new wife/stepmom.

• What are some tips for co-parenting?

  Michael H. Popkin, Ph.D. discusses some tips for co-parenting.

• What do we do, as a couple, if we're raising our grandchildren?

  In this video, Carrie and Gordon Taylor discuss what to do as a couple if you're raising your grandchildren.