*Facebook: The girls are calling each other Soul Sisters instead of Step Sisters. I think it’s just an excuse to hear Gabby sing HEY SOUL SISTER at the top of her lungs. We have three... Read more >>

I’m not one of those people with an ultra-anal type of personality, nor do I have an organizational fetish, but when a newly blended family comes together, the details are important. What... Read more >>

(To view the video, click here.) You and your new spouse are over the moon about having a baby, but the children from your previous marriage are acting strange and upset or distant. What's... Read more >>

When you have six children, aged three to eleven, you have to accept the reality that most of the time whatever you are doing would seem completely insane to most other people. To say that a family... Read more >>

Many years ago, an Edwin Markham poem inspired me, and I’ve tried to live by it "Outwitted" by Edwin Markham He drew a circle that shut me out — Heretic, rebel, a thing... Read more >>

Dr. Romance’s four tips to smoother step-parenting:   1. Give your blended family a chance to bond. Don’t worry if everyone doesn’t settle in right away; bonding takes time.... Read more >>

Like any mother with a newborn and three older kids, Michelle Schultz is exhausted. “Just having that extra child who can’t do anything for himself makes everything really hectic,”... Read more >>

Well, I have to start at the Brady part, let’s face it—Mike and Carol only had one bad day. Honestly, after the wedding, when the kids tried to sabotage the nuptials, everyone fell in love... Read more >>

Today is my dad’s birthday. I just left him a voicemail. We haven’t talked since April, but that is normal. Our relationship has been a winding path—arduous, but enduring. In 1987,... Read more >>

A new baby in the family is always an event—but if the newborn will be joining a blended family, you will need to pay special attention to the needs of the older siblings. Find out more about... Read more >>