kids Archive

3 Nov 2011

Helping the Other Kids Adjust Part (6)

A few years ago my stepson and I were talking and he said, “If I could build anything, do you know what it would be?” “What?” I asked, intrigued because he is always coming up with creative
30 Oct 2011

Helping the Other Kids Adjust Part (5)

That my first family fell apart. Even though I feel included and loved by them, I am still outside. So, stepmoms, remember: Kids need their dads. Foster that relationship. Help make it strong, and everyone in the
26 Oct 2011

Helping the Other Kids Adjust Part (4)

I’m just this other daughter. He’s a great dad. He just stopped being so involved in my life. His sole focus was on the little kids.” Brooke watched her father become a different man from who he
22 Oct 2011

Helping the Other Kids Adjust Part (3)

Kids’ fears about losing time with a parent when a baby is born are not without foundation. Susan D. Stewart, a researcher at the University of Iowa, published a study entitled “How the Birth of a Child
18 Oct 2011

Helping the Other Kids Adjust Part (2)

That’s a common thing for kids to go through, so the parents have to say, ‘I have enough love for you, for this baby, for everybody in our family.’ Kids need to be secure in that area.”