Showing posts with label National Stepfamily Day. Show all posts
Showing posts with label National Stepfamily Day. Show all posts

September 16 – National Step-Family Day

Posted on September 16, 2018


These days, I hear people talk about "blended families." Some super-positive types refer to their "bonus family." But whether you call it a step-family, a blended family, or a bonus family, the combination of two parents and their kids from present and past marriages and relationships IS super common.



His, hers, and theirs. My kids, his kids, and our kids. Step-mothers and half-brothers and full-blooded sisters and adopted children and biological fathers - all sorts of folks can be included in a blended family!

Here are two famous blended families: one real....


...and one fictional...


Today's the day to celebrate step-families and acknowledge step-relatives of all kinds!




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September 17 – National Stepfamily Day in the U.S.A.

Posted on September 17, 2017


These days, about one-third of all American teens and kids live in blended families, with a stepparent, probably a stepsister or stepbrother, and all the other step-relatives that come along with stepfamilies.

Relationships in families can be difficult, at times, and stepfamilies often have even more challenges than non-blended families. One challenge can be that stepfamilies often result from divorce or a death of a parent. Another challenge is that it can feel very sudden to gain a whole bunch of family members when you're, say, 10 years old - like: "These people are strangers! And you're asking me to treat them like family?"

There can be jealousies, cars and houses can suddenly become too small and crowded, and some kids lose the privilege of having their own room.




BUT blended families can also be amazing! Fun, strong, supportive, exciting.Today is the day to try to make your stepfamily even stronger than it already is.





 

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