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60 second Blending Lives Barometer  by BlendedLives.com
Blended families are often in a state of crisis. 60% of those who read this page will not survive with their family intact. We can help you be one of those who achieve long-term success.

Answer the following ten questions with Yes or No?
1. Do you feel torn between your spouse and children?

2. Do your children lack clear expectations of behavior and consequences for misbehaving or showing disrespect?

3. Do stepparents feel as though they are competing with stepchildren?

4. Are you and your partner suffering from guilt through previous marriage breakdown which can cause you not to discipline or compensate children with material gifts?

5. Is the relationship between stepparents and children filled with jealousy?

6. Does your partner fail to meet your needs?

7. Do you and your partner struggle to resolve conflict in a healthy manner?

8. Do you and your partner fail to present a united front to the children?

9. Do you feel insecure in your relationship so the children will tear you apart?

10. Does your experience of blending cause you to feel discouraged and unsatisfied?
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What's a stepmother? By Kathleen F. Potter via STEPFAMILIES Quarterly
"What's a stepmother?" said Katie. Billy thought for a moment, then smiled. "A special person that helps my Dad take care of me." …
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Your Stepladder to Success By Lynn Vale
via STEPFAMILIES Quarterly

The honeymoon is over. And now it's just you and your spouse, and the stepchild who sits staring suspiciously at you across the breakfast table. Sometimes, as you attempt to merge "yours" and "mine" into "ours," the problems seem overwhelming. But, whether your stepchildren are resident or visiting, it is possible to ease this transition from strangers to family.
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“WHY IS STEPMOTHERING
MORE DIFFICULT THAN STEPFATHERING?”
 Rose Marie Hoffman, via Stepfamilies Quarterly
...some have argued that stepmother-stepchild relationships have the potential to be particularly problematic for both stepmothers and stepchildren.  free
“Making Stepfamilies Work” by APA
The so--called "blended family" is no longer an aberration in American society: It's a norm. free
“FANTASY EXPECTATIONS OF LIFE AS A STEPMOTHER” Emily Visher, Ph.D.
via Stepfamilies Quarterly
I entered the door unarmed with any information on the subject and full of the most unreasonable expectations one could imagine!  free

Do What You Are: Discover the Perfect Career for You Through the Secrets of Personality Type

BOOK: Already a classic in the genre, Do What You Are has helped hundreds of thousands of people find truly satisfying work
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Mind Wide Open: Your Brain and the Neuroscience of Everyday Life

BOOK: Johnson writes on a handful of current neuroscience concepts with the potential to transform our thinking about emotions, memories and consciousness.
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