Don’t like your stepkid? You’re not alone! Here’s 5 legit reasons why that can happen and what to do when you don’t love your stepkid.

Learn 6 truths about stepparenting and blended family life we wish our partners understood.

Are stepparents seriously not allowed to discipline our stepkids? Even though we share a house with them??

Can you disengage from only one stepkid? Or disengage from your stepkid when you’ve got other kids at home? Sure can! Let me explain…

Love in a stepfamily is different… so maybe it’s okay for stepparents to fake love till we feel love.

Your stepkids’ transition day is hard on everyone — including stepparents! These tips can help lower those stress levels down to a less insane decibel.

What's a stepparent's role look like after disengaging? Here are 4 non-parenting ways you can still be a supportive stepparent.

It took me years to realize that what I wanted my role to be as a stepmom and what actually worked for me, my stepdaughter, and our family were two very different things.

Need to take a step back from stepparenting? Here's 3 ways you can explain disengaging to your partner in a positive way.

Worried your stepkids hate you? Weirdly enough, just because your stepkids reject you doesn't mean they actually hate you!

Why is being a stepparent so much harder than regular parenting? And how can we survive the overwhelm of stepdad & stepmom stress and burnout?

Here’s a science-based explanation why stepparenting is stressful enough to negatively impact our mental health.

So much about stepparenting feel like we’re blending our family wrong or messing our stepkids up. How can we move past that?

How should you approach stepparenting when your stepkid comes from childhood abuse or trauma?

Is being a stepparent really worth all the nonsense we have to put up with along the way??

At what point are you considered a stepparent? Do you have to be married first? How many hoops do we have to jump through before we’re acknowledged as an important part of our stepkid’s family?

Stepparenting can feel like you're stuck arguing in circles. How can we find joy when we're constantly coming up against a brick wall?

Don’t lose yourself so much in the stepparenting role that you forget to have fun! Walking on eggshells is never the best way to bond with your stepkid.