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Selected Articles

Articles and research findings from the former SAA's original quarterly SAA FAMILIES and several other publications.

      FinanceCounselingco-parent/grandparentingStepkidsResearch


Stepmothering (from Stepfamilies)
     • My Other Mother
     • Your Stepladder to Success
     • One Stepmother's Reflections on the Holidays
     • What's A Stepmother?
     • Fantasy Expectations of Life as a Stepmother
     • Why is Stepmothering More Difficult Than Stepfathering?



Stepfamily Finance Articles (from Bride Again Magazine)
     • Wedding Bells and Dollar Bills
     • What If... You Need an Insurance Check?
     • Handling Stepfamily Money
     • A Third Party in Your Remarriage Contract - The Government
     • Do I Have an Obligation to Support My Stepchildren?



Stepfamily Counseling Articles (from Stepfamilies)
     • Between You and Me: Detangling Conflict in Stepfamilies
     • Stepparenting in Gay and Lesbian Families: Integrity, Safety, and The Real World Out There
     • Strengthening Your Stepfamily by Goinging Out on a Limb!
     • The Defective Wife Syndrome
     • New Perspectives on Stepfamilies: Step is Not a Four Letter Word
     • Choosing a Therapist: How to Find the Help You Need
     • Fun and Games in Stepfamily Therapy
     • Creative Refusal to Use a Stepfamily Frame in Therapy
     • Mourning a Loss



Co-parenting and Co-grandparenting Articles
     • Grandparents and Stepgrandparents - How They Can Help
     • The Difficult Ex-Spouse
     • The Special Tie: Grandparents
     • Is Stepparenting Different?
     • Building Stepfamily Traditions
     • How to Fox Trot While Your Partners Tango: Joys and Challenges of Stepfamily Life
     • Starting Over
     • A New Journey to Intimacy
     • Relations Across the Generations: The Complications of Divorce and Remarriage
     • ParenTalk: Preserving Identities in Stepfamilies
     • Tips for Successful Summer Visitations



Articles About Stepchildren (from Stepfamilies)
     • Raising Teenagers: A Reminiscence
     • Democratic Discipline for Stepteens
     • Stepteens: Issues of Control
     • Living in a Stepfamily: The Child's View
     • The Effects of Remarriage on Children
     • How Marital Conflicts Affect Children
     • "Devine" Guidance Sure is Easier With Other People's Children



Stepfamily Research Articles ( from Stepfamilies)
     • What do We Know About the Marital Relationship in Stepfamilies?
     • What We Know About the Role of the Stepparent
     • Parents' and Stepparents' Satisfaction With Parenting: Relations to Parenting Evaluations
     • Patterns of Development in Remarried Families
     • Stepfamilies in Therapy: Insights From SAA Members
     • What is Effective Stepparenting?
     • Reflections on Men's Lives Following Divorce and Remarriage
     • How First Marriages can Affect Second Marriages