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S.T.E.P.S. (Step Parents
Effectively Promoting Solutions) Our Mission is to provide an outlet for Step Parents Together Effectively Promoting Solutions with every day Blended Family issues.
Blended Families not only deal with the every day issues of a Natural Family we also deal with the Step Parent, Step Sibling, and Extended Family issues, as well as Co-Parenting problems that exist between Biological Parents.
Our ultimate goal is to help develop and promote solutions that work with all the separate issues involved in a Blended Family.
There is no right or wrong way to Parent in any family, the issue is how one deals with the solution and what is right for your family needs.
Step-relationships cannot and will not function as a traditional
family. The step-relationship has no models to follow and often partners are not prepared for the tensions that arise because of the children, ex-spouse or
society.
STEPS is a way for blended families to come to solutions with everyday non-traditional issues. It is an outlet for step-parents to discuss what works and doesn?t
work both online and offline.
You have to
have a lot of love, humility, and wonder in step relationships. I am a
firm believer that children are at the heart of every family and all children
need clear cut guidelines, stability, and a lot of understanding with what they
are feeling and going through. Being a step child is not easy for them
either, and they do need to be heard as well.
There is no right or wrong way to parent in any family. It?s about what is right for your family?s
needs. At times we all wonder ?Am I doing the right thing."
You have to have humility and decide to let an issue go if you don?t have
control or cannot control an issue.
According to 2003 statistics there are over 20 million blended families in the United States. Trends suggest that within the next five years
75 percent of American families will be in blended families. We cannot let statistics or outside influences determine what is right or wrong for our blended
family. We are unique and a family such as ours is fast becoming the normal traditional
family.
This website
is dedicated to all the Blended Families out there. Please feel free to
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posting is no longer allowed. We are sorry for the
inconvenience, but in an effort to protect those using the site and the
integrity of the site itself we have been forced to make this change.
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