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