Reality Check: Mother-in-Law Ignores Child's Allergies
My MIL won't put her cat away, even though my daughter is allergic to cats. Help!
- Parenting
Girl Talk: Call Him Grandpa?
My stepfather of two years wants to be called "Grandpa," but I'm just not comfortable with this. What's the most diplomatic way to settle on a name?
- Babytalk
Dissing Daddy
My daughter is rejecting her biological father. Should I help him?
- Parenting
Reality Check: Grandparents Who Play Favorites
My in-laws treat my oldest child differently than they treat the two kids I had with their son. Can I bring this up?
- Parenting
Becoming Zach's Mom
It's not easy stepping into another mother's shoes -- but lots of love and patience can go a long way toward winning a little boy's heart
- Parenting
Becoming Zach's Mom
It's not easy stepping into another mother's shoes -- but lots of love and patience can go a long way toward winning a little boy's heart
- Parenting
The Other Woman In Your Life
For ex-wives and stepmoms: A guide to getting along
- Parenting
Reality Check: Jealous Stepmom
- Parenting
Reality Check: New Baby Blues
Helping your child adjust to a new step-sibling
- Parenting
Divorced Daddies
You want to be their buddy, but they need you to be their dad
- Parenting
Reality Check: Disciplining a Stepchild
I recently married, and got my wife's strong-willed 4-year-old in the bargain. How can I discipline her but not seem the evil stepfather?
- Parenting
Suddenly Siblings
Calming the fears-and creating a family
- Parenting
How to Connect With a Stepchild
Bridging the gap between the two of you
- Parenting
Stepchild Solutions
- Parenting
Members of the Wedding
- Parenting
Bringing Up "Our" Baby
Having a child of one's own within a stepfamily can be bittersweet. On the one hand, a new baby often gives stepparents a sense of solidarity, which can also make them more confident. But adding a biological child to the mix stirs up insecurities that all stepfamilies face, even under the calmest of circumstances.
- Parenting
Blended Holidays
Blended Holidays
- Parenting
Celebrating Your Child's Adoption
- Parenting
Make Family Time Quality Time
How can we make the most of the little family time we have?
- Parenting
Step Weddings
- Parenting
Stepdad Lessons
Parenthood throws things into sharp relief - especially when your new child is 8 years old and another man's daughter
- Parenting
Lessons From a Stepdad
Parenthood throws things into sharp relief - especially when your new child is 8 years old and another man's daughter
- Parenting
