Discipline, Behavior & Structure

Parenting strategies for developing healthy parent-child relationships include information about establishing parental authority, and a section on parenting teens.

Effective Child Discipline In Stepfamilies
This 3-article series proposes 20 ways that stepfamily child-discipline is different, six reasons to provide effective discipline, and general and stepfamily-specific suggestions. From Stepfamily inFormation.

Empty Threats & Fake Promises
An explanation of why empty threats and fake promises don't work in disciplining kids and how to avoid them.

How Discipline is Different in a Stepfamily
This page notes the loyalty conflicts, fear of rejection, guilt and other factors in stepfamily discipline. From Psych Pages.

Parental Authority
This article focuses on the power of clear epectations expressed by an adult with a sense of self-control -- those expectations send a clear message to the children. The page explains some traps parents can fall into and how to avoid them.

Parenting Strategies

Parenting means making good decisions for our adoptive, foster, and step children. These resources offer information, guidance, and support.

Parenting Teens in Stepfamilies

Teens sometimes have a hard time adjusting to stepfamily life, but you can help. There are many resources for advice and information on parenting your teenager.

Adoption Profiles

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