The Stepmom Project

Helping You Navigate Your Role

The Meaning of Family

Friday, June 26th, 2020

Guest post by author Karen Struck What does family mean to you? Today’s definition of family means something different to each and every one of us. My favorite definition of family is quoted by an unknown author: “Family isn’t always blood. It’s the people in your life who want you in theirs; the ones who

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Love Grows and Grows: A Children’s Book for Stepfamilies

Wednesday, February 27th, 2019

A lot of stepmoms ask me about resources for their stepchildren that will address stepfamily issues. They want to find books with characters who are part of a stepfamily, so their stepchildren can relate to the characters and the types of issues they’re having. This helps stepfamilies open up a dialogue on how the children