Perhaps the most striking, and potentially disturbing, new research has to do with children in stepparent families. From Wordnik.com. [Dan Quayle Was Right] Reference
Maybe she didn't tell you how she got to be a stepparent. From Wordnik.com. [Ask Amy] Reference
Then the "parent" part of stepparent would mean a lot more. From Wordnik.com. [Financial Rules For Later-In-Life Stepparents] Reference
It turns out it's also hard for kids to cope with a stepparent. From Wordnik.com. [Q&A: Can we be married, but independent?] Reference
When does the stepparent step in; when does he or she back off?. From Wordnik.com. [Relatively Speaking] Reference
Are you saying -- you're not saying stepparent-hood is bad, period. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript - Larry King Live: Dr. Laura Discusses Her Views on Child Rearing - May 3, 2000] Reference
It's hard to be a stepparent, but it's totally worth all the extra work. From Wordnik.com. [In Exile] Reference
Abraham Lincoln, for instance, was raised by a stepparent who adored him. From Wordnik.com. [What’s missing from Elizabeth’s argument] Reference
Older stepchildren were at lower risk of being killed by their stepparent. From Wordnik.com. [What’s missing from Elizabeth’s argument] Reference
Third, set aside all households that include a stepparent or foster parent. From Wordnik.com. [Bella DePaulo: Contrary to AP Report, Single Parents Do Not Murder Their Children and Bury Them in Cement] Reference
Obama is a child of divorce, and grew up with a stepparent and a half-sibling. From Wordnik.com. [Jill Brooke: How a Family's Divorce Impacted Obama and Other Presidents] Reference
And the stepparent won't feel as depleted or de-centered by their visit, either. From Wordnik.com. [Wednesday Martin: The Holidays: How Stepfamilies Can Be Happier] Reference
One such group is the burgeoning number of single-parent and stepparent families. From Wordnik.com. [Dan Quayle Was Right] Reference
A biological parent has a genetic investment in his child; a stepparent does not. From Wordnik.com. [What’s missing from Elizabeth’s argument] Reference
Also stories like Hansel and Gretel deal with a dead parent and an evil stepparent. From Wordnik.com. [Dead Yet?] Reference
When you become a stepparent, you take on moral responsibilities, if not legal ones. From Wordnik.com. [Is It Safe To Get Married?] Reference
The only way a stepparent can acquire the legal status of a parent is through adoption. From Wordnik.com. [Dan Quayle Was Right] Reference
Even after all these years, it surprises me how powerless one can feel as a stepparent. From Wordnik.com. [Jill Brooke: It's Not Easy for Stepparents or Stepkids During the Holidays...] Reference
One in three Americans is now a "step" of some sort -- stepparent, stepsibling, or stepchild. From Wordnik.com. [Wednesday Martin: 2010: Year of the New American Family] Reference
Attaining authority as a stepparent can take time, but it is a right that is inalienably yours. From Wordnik.com. [You’re a Better Parent Than You Think!] Reference
One in three Americans is now a \ "step\" of some sort -- stepparent, stepsibling, or stepchild. From Wordnik.com. [Wednesday Martin: 2010: Year of the New American Family] Reference
The kinder notes, poured out upon the stepparent, would have been just so much salt in the wound. From Wordnik.com. [Blood Lure]
Give parent and stepparent plenty of one-on-one time with kids and stepkids -- and with each other. From Wordnik.com. [Wednesday Martin: The Holidays: How Stepfamilies Can Be Happier] Reference
But when it comes to discipline or teaching them morals, I'm more of a friend than a real stepparent. From Wordnik.com. [I Forgot We Were Late Bloomers] Reference
My experience in blended families is that generally a new spouse is a stepparent, not just some random adult. From Wordnik.com. [The “Opt-Out Revolution” Is A Myth] Reference
Many therapists also shun the term, which seems to confer second-class status on a stepparent or stepsibling. From Wordnik.com. [Blended families more common, but the 'step' in 'stepmom' still carries a stigma] Reference
One character is a cutter; another struggles with stepparent issues; another with an annoying little brother. From Wordnik.com. [Degrassi: The Next Generation] Reference
Moreover, single-parent and stepparent families created a more extensive kinship network than the nuclear family. From Wordnik.com. [Dan Quayle Was Right] Reference
The overall situation in its complexity and depth of depravityis very unique, but the activity of a stepparent is not. From Wordnik.com. [More Canadian Parental Alienation Resources] Reference
The stepparent also has ... no authority to approve emergency medical treatment or even to sign a permission slip. From Wordnik.com. [Dan Quayle Was Right] Reference
Three in 10 have a step- or half-sibling, 18 percent have a living stepparent, and 13 percent have at least one stepchild. From Wordnik.com. [Blended families more common, but the 'step' in 'stepmom' still carries a stigma] Reference
Should any stepparent make dramatic insistence on the Number One Love spot in their stepkids 'hearts, I suggest counseling. From Wordnik.com. [Lily Burana: Adding a Baby To Our Blended Family] Reference
Should any stepparent make dramatic insistence on the Number One Love spot in their stepkids' hearts, I suggest counseling. From Wordnik.com. [Lily Burana: Adding a Baby To Our Blended Family] Reference
Family diversity in the form of increasing numbers of single-parent and stepparent families does not strengthen the social fabric. From Wordnik.com. [Dan Quayle Was Right] Reference
In short, Chambers says, stepparent relationships are based wholly on consent, subject to the inclinations of the adult and the child. From Wordnik.com. [Dan Quayle Was Right] Reference
A stepchild is at higher risk, not lower risk, of being killed by a stepparent if the stepparent arrives when the child is very young. From Wordnik.com. [What’s missing from Elizabeth’s argument] Reference
Some of you will want to live with your children and his children, or if only one of you has children, create a family with a stepparent. From Wordnik.com. [Mama Gena’s Marriage Manual] Reference
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