Parent-Child Relationship

The angry little girl on a white background

when your stepchild cries “I hate you!”

By Jennifer Safian / March 9, 2021

{4 minutes to read}  It is no secret that bringing new partners into an existing parent-child relationship presents challenges. In blended families, parents and stepparents alike need to navigate these waters successfully and make room for the child’s emotions by momentarily setting aside their own.  If you are in a blended family, you might want…

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parenting classes? why would I need that?

By Jennifer Safian / October 29, 2014

As far as I remember, parenting classes were originally designed to teach expectant or new parents how to take care of their newborn baby and how to handle the different stages of their early development. In the area of separation and divorce, attending parenting classes has a very different purpose. Lesley Friedland, Founder and Executive…

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