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OTHER LINKS OF
INTEREST
123Greetings - E-cards for stepparents
Send a warm message to a stepparent you care
about.
Bella Adoption Online
Adopting families face many of the same issues as stepfamilies. Message
boards, book reviews and articles.
Blended Families
from CyberParent.
Blending a Family Ministry
Although this site is a bit heavy on the religious angle, it offers
welcome encouragement and support to stepfamilies. They offer a monthly
"Blending a Family" e-newsletter.
Bonus Parents
Articles and advice for stepparents.
Bruderhof Saving Childhood Forum
Dedicated to helping children enjoy childhood and avoid the pressures of
modern life. A weekly e-newsletter offers advice on activities you can do
with your family. Interactive forums, activity ideas, and plenty of hot
potatoes to think about.
Christian Stepfamily Place
Provides discussion chat rooms, prayer support. Opportunities to share and
learn from other Christian stepfamilies.
Cyberparent -
Stepfamily
Online articles and advice. Not an extensive site, but a few resources are
available.
iStepfamily Magazine Online
This snazzy site provides a ton of content on blended families and
includes advice for single parents dealing with an ex-spouse. You can
register for free at this online interactive website to access the
articles and online message boards. If you don't have time to look at a
lot of websites and want some advice on stepfamilies, dealing with
ex-spouses and child custody issues, this is a great place to go. You can
download the Parenting Time Tracker software to keep tabs on time
investments with your children by noncustodial ex-spouses, which is
produced by SPARC (listed below).
Kids &
Teens - Stepmomgroup
A site designed about parenting kids and teens in blended families. Hosted
by stepmomgroup.com. Lots of helpful articles from a variety of experts.
Positive Parenting
Free newsletter, tips and articles, books, and more.
Real Families
A site for families created by Christian author Ron Deal. Has a section on
stepfamilies and advice articles. Also includes articles on how to
strengthen your marriage, parenting teens, tips for moms and more.
Step
Carefully
This website is for stepparents and offers a free monthly e-newsletter.
They sell audiotaped courses, phone mediation for stepfamilies and
seminars.
Step
Stop
Did you know that 1 out of 4 families in Australia is a stepfamily? Based in Australia, this website offers a newsletter,
news articles, online forums and is
starting support groups for "stepmums" and stepdads.
Step Together
Online forums, essays about stepfamily life, and links are provided on
this virtual Stepfamily Association affiliate website.
Stepfamilies - iVillage.com
Several articles are available online, as well as web-boards. Much of the
advice is for women, but there are things of value here for men. Some of
the questions that experts have written replies to were posted by men. Has
a sharing arrangement with parentsoup.com so several articles are from
their site.
Stepfamilies -
selfgrowth.com
A handful of articles are available online discussing stepfamilies and the
issues they face. Takes a self-help approach.
Stepfamily.Com
This used to be a website designed to sell books that recently got a
mega-makeover. They still sell books about stepfamily issues, but they
have added online forums and some new features.
Stepfamily Counseling and Consulting
Based in Seattle, this firm offers support groups and counseling. Links
and articles are also provided.
Stepfamily Day - September 16, 2003
Sponsored by the Stepfamily Association of America, this event celebrates
stepfamily life. Find suggested activities for your stepfamily, links to
your legislators to advocate on stepfamily issues, and check out the
Stepduck mascots.
Stepfamily Foundation
Founded in 1975, this foundation provides support for stepfamilies and
conducts research. Sells print and audio resources to help stepfamilies.
Sells leader and participant manuals for do-it-yourself support groups,
although they are pricey. Can provide you with a list of certified
Stepfamily Foundation counselors and also offers phone counseling
sessions. Contains some free content that is helpful to stepfamilies.
Stepfamily Group
A support group for the Stepfamily Association of America, this group has
an online forum.
Stepfamily Help Page
A website devoted to providing resources for stepfamilies. Includes
original articles, as well as a host of links to message boards and
information to help stepfamilies.
Stepfamily inFormation
Focuses on providing resources for building your marriage, fostering high
nurturance relationships and dealing with stepfamily issues. With more
than 700 pages, this very text-heavy site is loaded with material,
although you may have to slog through it a bit to get to what you want.
Stepfamily Network
This site includes online forums for stepkids, stepfamily success stories,
support group networking, free articles, an online bookstore on
stepparenting with reviews, stepfamily artwork, and advice for the rest of
the stepfamily.
Stepfamily
Store
Provides greeting cards and gifts designed just for stepfamilies.
Stepfamily Zone
Based in Australia, this interactive site allows registered users to post
links and articles. Membership is free, and you have to be registered to
access the content on the site.
Stepparent
Greetings
Send a card to the stepparent in your life! Provided by 123 Greetings.
Stepparenting on about.com
Advice on beginning a stepfamily and bonding with stepchildren. Provides
links to other sites with information on stepfamily statistics,
relationships and finances.
Stepparenting on DrSpock.com
Contains a handful of articles specific to stepfamilies and a boatload of
information on parenting. You can email a question in for an answer with
the "Ask Our Expert" feature and read the replies posted online to other
questions about stepfamilies.
Stepparenting Survival Company
This website bills itself as the place that offers lessons you won't find
in therapy, including survival camp workshops and more for stepparents.
Steppingstones Counseling Center
This is a website for
stepfamilies seeking counseling services. They specialize in relationships
and helping stepfamilies iron out those difficult problems that spring up
during the first few
years together. They archive their newsletter online, so the articles are available
for everyone.
Successful Stepfamilies
A fabulous site by Christian author and family therapist Ron Deal. Includes
articles, book and audiotape sales.
Troubled With
A site by Focus on the Family about blended famlies.
Winning Families - Helping Stepfamilies Succeed
A Christian ministry that works with stepfamilies and has a Christian
perspective. Includes classic complaints found in stepfamilies, and relies
heavily on Peter Gerlach's SFHelp website for content support.
Your
Stepfamily Magazine
Produced bimonthly by the Stepfamily Association of America, this magazine
is a must-have for stepparents seeking to avoid burnout. Just when you
thought no one could ever feel the way that you do, you will find an
article about it in this magazine. I always find tons of good ideas,
stories I can relate to, and lots of advice. There's also sections for
stepkids and practical suggestions on family bonding activities.
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