Links

Inclusion in this list does not necessarily imply NSRC endorsement of their ideas or services. Links are grouped by stepfamilies, stepmothers, stepfathers, and divorce issues. Also see these useful links for media professionals and research.

Stepfamily Related Links

AFCC (Association of Family Conciliation Courts) - AFCC is an organization of lawyers, judges and mental health people who promote, and learn together about,  best practices for kids and families in the courts. www.afccnet.org

The Association for Couples in Marriage Enrichment - Building Better Marriages. The mission of ACME is to promote marriages by providing enrichment opportunities that strengthen couple relationships and enhance personal growth, mutual fulfillment, and family wellness. www.bettermarriages.org

Blended Family Resource Guide - A Web site generated for couples who have children from a previous relationship or marriage. www.blendedfamily.com

Bonus Families - A non-profit organization dedicated to peaceful coexistence between separated or divorced parents and their new families. www.bonusfamilies.com

Children's Rights Council - A national nonprofit organization based in Washington, DC that works to assure children have meaningful and continuing contact with both their parents and extended family regardless of the parents marital status. www.gocrc.com

Designing Dynamics Stepfamilies - Bringing the pieces to peace. www.designingdynamicstepfamilies.com

Family, friendly, fun - Offers a wide variety of family fun, family life and family health topics including adoption, baby care, celebration and parties, children and teens, disabilities, and special needs for babys to grandparents. www.family-friendly-fun.com

Family Medallion - Celebrating and strengthening family ties. Help children feel included in the wedding plans and a tangible symbol of being embraced by the new familiy. www.familymedallion.com

Forever Families - Practical, scholarly, and faith-based information for strengthening and enriching families of all denominations.  www.foreverfamilies.net

Getting Remarried - Information for planning a second marriage or renewing your wedding vows. www.gettingremarried.com

InStep Ministries - Practical resources for stepfamilies.  www.instepministries.com

The Institute for Equality in Marriage - A resource where people can get action oriented information and support in all stages of their relationship. www.equalityinmarriage.org

It's My Life - Kids and teens. It's My Life deals with life and the stuff that we deal with every day. Whatever problem you're dealing with, believe it or not, other kids and teens have gone through the same thing. Read informative articles, share your stories, play games, share feelings and experiences, get advice.  www.pbskids.org/itsmylife

Life in a Blender - A forum with the main ingredients of respect, compassion and positive interaction.  www.lifeinablender.org

Parenting With Dignity- A resource where parents learn new, essential parenting skills and gives them the tools necessary to create an encouraging, and loving home for their children. www.ParentingWithDignity.com

Selfgrowth.com - Provides a central resource for information on Self Improvement, Self Help and Personal Growth on the Internet. www.selfgrowth.com

ShareKids.com - A co-parenting system designed to assist individuls in managing child sharing between homes. www.sharekids.com

Smart Marriages - A resource-rich national clearing house for premier educational and support programs for couplde. www.SmartMarriages.com

Step and Blended Family Institute - An organization that exists to support stepfamilies and the individuals in them, to succeed at the enormous task of building and nurturing their new families. www.stepinstitute.ca

StepCarefully for Stepparents - An organization created by stepparents, for stepparents We offer on-line support, as well as a to-the-point series of resources for step-parenting needs, and a newsletter designed to help stepfamilies not only survive, but succeed. www.stepcarefully.com

Stepfamilies (United Kingdom) - Advice, Contacts & Support. www.stepfamilies.co.uk

Stepfamilies in Seattle - Helping stepfamilies in Seattle create healthy relationships. www.stepfamilyseattle.com

Stepfamily Association of Victoria, Inc. - A self-help, non-profit organization offering support, education, and resources to stepfamilies in Australia. www.stepfamily.org.au

Stepfamily inFormation - This nonprofit, research-based, educational site is for prospective and current stepfamily members and their supporters. It suggests 12 ongoing projects that co-parents can work at together to overcome five re/divorce hazards, and build a high-nurturance stepfamily. Browse over 450 Web pages on understanding and resolving typical stepfamily problems. www.sfhelp.org

The Stepfamily Life - A column from life in a blender. www.thestepfamilylife.com/index.html

Stepfamily Living - Stepfamily information and resources from veteran stepfamily educator and therapist Elizabeth Einstein. www.stepfamilyliving.com

The Stepfamily Network - A nonprofit organization dedicated to helping stepfamily members achieve harmony and mutual respect in their family lives. www.stepfamily.net

Stepfamily Solutions -Offers individual, couple, family and group counseling for stepfamilies. Workshops and classes provide training to mental health professionals and organizations.  www.stepfamilysolutions.net

Stepparenting Resources - from Karon Goodman. www.karongoodman.com/resources.html

The Stepfamilyzone - The Stepfamily Association of South Australia Inc. and Stepfamily Australia - Our aim is to actively promote the positive aspects of Stepfamily Life. Stepfamilies can work and be successful! We believe that providing information is the first step towards successful stepfamily life. www.stepfamily.asn.au

Stepping Stones Counseling Center - Created with the goal of improving and enriching the quality of stepfamily life. "We not only work with stepfamily issues, we face them every day in our personal lives."  www.stepfamilies.com

TheStepStop.com - Offering resources, information, and support for all stepfamily members.  www.thestepstop.com

Successful Stepfamilies - Christian resources for Church and Home.  This site offers articles, resources, and conferences for stepfamilies and ministry leaders.  It also offers couples an opportunity take the online Couple Checkup to understand and enhance their relationship. www.SuccessfulStepfamilies.com

Winning Stepfamilies - Offers immediate help to get you through rough spots, and the long term support you need to successfully blend your family. www.winningstepfamilies.com

World Family Connections - Offers teleworkshops for parents, pre/teens, grandparents and professionals who serve and support families in their local communities. www.worldfamilyconnections.com

Stepmother/Second Wives Links

CoMamas Association - CoMama's goal is to teach stepwives and their families how to develope cooperative and respectful relationships so they can end their war and get along for the sake of the children. www.comamas.com

WIFE - The non-profit Women's Institute for Financial Education provides financial education and net-working opportunities to women of all ages. You'ss find a dynamic on-line magazine updated several times each month. www.wife.org

The Second Wives Club - A comprehensive, interactive site touted as "the online haven" for second wives and stepmoms! www.secondwivesclub.com

StepTogether - Provides "virtual" support and educational material resources for all women and persons who are, or have been stepmothers, stepfathers, or in a stepfamily as a stepchild or otherwise related to a stepfamily environment. www.steptogether.org
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Stepmom's Retreat - Comfort and support for stepmothers, and wives of blended families.

www.geocities.com/heartland/plains/6663

"Younger Women, Older Men" - Practical information for managing the complexities surrounding May-December relationships when you are younger than your partner - and maybe even younger (or just slightly older) than his children! Connect with the author. www.beliza.com

Bride Again Magazine - The only magazine designed for the encore bride. Quarterlies cover issues, both psychological and material, that meet the unique needs of the thousands of women planning to walk down the aisle again. www.brideagain.com

American Family Therapy Academy - AFTA is a non-profit organization of leading family therapy teachers, clinicians, program developers, researchers and social scientists, dedicated to advancing systemic thinking and practices for families in their ecological context. afta@afta.org

Stepmother's Plight - www.proactive-coach.com/divorce/fathers/stepmom-plight.htm

Stepfather / Biofather Links

National Fatherhood Initiative - A non-profit, non-partisan, non-sectarian national civic organization founded in 1994 to stimulate a society-wide movement to confront the growing problem of father absence, and is dedicated to improving the well-being of children by increasing the number of children growing up with involved, responsible, and committed fathers. www.fatherhood.org

Father 4 Kids - Information about, and referrals to, attorneys and other professionals who understand fathers' issues, and effectively represent the interests of fathers and children in family court in all jurisdictions. www.fathers4kids.org

American Coalition for Fathers and Children - We dedicate ourselves and our efforts to the creation of a family law system, legislative system, and public awareness, which promotes equal rights for ALL parties affected by divorce and the breakup of a family, or establishment of paternity. www.acfc.org

United Fathers of America - The goal of United Fathers is to provide an interactive medium for people experiencing the effects of dissolution, parenting arrangements and other family law issues. Our secondary purpose is to provide information and resources in the aid of Internet Legal Research. www.ufa.org

National Center for Fathering - Inspires and equips men to be better fathers. They conduct research on fathers and fathering and develop practical resources to prepare dads for nearly every fathering situation. www.fathers.com

Divorce Support and Legal Issues Links

American Responsible Divorce Network - Options for making divorce gentler on families; offers a monthly newsletter.  www.proactive-coach.com/divorce

Association of Family Conciliation Courts - - An interdisciplinary and international association of professionals dedicated to the resolution of family conflict. www.afccnet.org

The Divorce Guide.com - An informative guide through the painful process of divorce.

www.thedivorceguide.com

Divorce Central - Has developed this service to offer help, support, and information, and to give you the opportunity to communicate with others who are in various stages of decision-making. www.divorcecentral.com

Divorce Help for Parents - A site devoted to helping divorced parents navigate the complex waters of parenting after divorce. www.divorcehelpforparents.com

Divorce Info - Designed to help you get through divorce, and move on with your life.  www.divorceinfo.com

Divorce Net - State by State resource center, and interactive bulletin boards (forums) dealing with various divorced family and stepfamily issues.   www.divorcenet.com

Divorce Online - An electronic resource for people involved in, or facing the prospect of, divorce. www.divorceonline.com

DivorceSource.Com - Offers State-specific divorce information and stepfamily issues. www.divorcesource.com

Divorce Support - Offers support with divorce, child custody and family law. www.divorcesupport.com

Dad's Divorce Rights - experienced attorneys help fathers with litigation and negotiation strategies while always focusing on what is best for the child(ren). www.dadsrights.com

DivorceInteractive.com - A comprehensive divorce resource with survival tools, information and helpful resources for divorce. www.divorceinteractive.com

Divorce Step - Providing consultation and direct service in the area of divorce and stepfamily relationships. www.divorcestep.com

Equality In Marriage - Educating women and men about the importance of equality in marriage and divorce. www.equalityinmarriage.org

Kids' Turn - A non-profit organization to help kids and parents through divorce. www.kidsturn.org

Legal Help USA - Professional legal aid available from a nationawide team of expert lawyers that provide help and assistance with all legal related issues. www.legal-help-usa.org

MillennumDivorce.com - A divorce site devoted to providing information and help. Developed and written by divorce lawyers and family law attorneys to answer your questions. www.millenniumdivorce.com