We families now a days are nuclear(I guess because a divorce is like the atomic bomb to children), on top of dealing with those problems there may be another child or sometime two or three all in one home(like a Brady Bunch type deal).

Unlike Brady Bunch there could be serious problems if step-parents don’t step up to the plate and give it 150%. Don’t for get parents and step-parents YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE for their emotional and physical well being not them.

You need and must put all of your thoughts and feelings out there for the child(ren) to here and see. Once you have done so next step is to established a line of communication. You must nurture all aspects of this extra lives you are in charge of.

Keep an eye open for signs (very important) that any problems that arises. Step-children are people too. We are the adults, put your self in there shoes.

A parent has married another person, there are new people around to take that needed attention away, the pain of the divorce, the missing of the other parent, the feelings of neglect. All those things can go through a child(ren)’s mind. Be aware of those things and imagine how you would feel.
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