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.
Adapting to Biofamily Break Up How to help your teen deal with the loss of one family and the beginning of another. From the Second Wives Club. (Free registration required.)
Adjusting to Stepfamily LifeTips for helping step-teen/s with their important projects of life and stepfamily, while keeping your re/marriage and sanity intact. From the Second Wives Club. (Free registration required.)
Adolescence: Change and ContinuityHow adolescence changes a family, and how family changes affect teens, from Pennsylvania State University.
Helping Teenagers Cope with DivorceAn article from Psych Pages on helping teens with their fears and how important a parent's words are in the midst of a divorce.
Keeping Close Through Adolescence and Beyond The National Parenting Network explains how parents and teens can reaffirm and maintain family unity -- now and in the future.
Question: Disrespectful TeenagersWhen counseling is needed for disrespectful teens. From Med Help International.
Step-teens' Extra Life TasksHow teens of divorce must deal with wounds and healing, and how parents can help. From the Second Wives Club. (Free registration required.)
Teen on the SceneHelping your teen adjust to stepfamily life. From the Stepfamily Network.
Teens To Stepparents: If You Want To Get Along With Us...Advice from step-teens. From the Pittsburgh Chapter of the Stepfamily Association of America.
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It is very hard for a stepparent to parent a teenager. First of all, they have not been around since the child was small and they have not gained the respect of the teenager. It is important for the step-parent to realize that it takes time for that respect to grow. It is not automatically given when you become their step-parent. Be there for the teenager-not with harsh, condemning advice but with support and you will gain the teenager's respect and love. This collection of articles gives alot of advice in learning to step-parent a teenager that is helpful.
Posted by: congressional at 11/29/2005 06:32 AM
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