The August 2016 issue of StepMom Magazine is HERE!
This month you’ll receive:
→ Advice for stepmoms who don’t like being disliked
→ Help for those times when you feel invisible and left out
→ Tips to ease the stress of being a 24/7 custodial stepmom
→ A guide to forgiving others (even if it’s not deserved!)
→ Information on why stepmom stereotypes still exist
→ And much more!
Here’s what else you’ll find inside:
THE AUGUST 2016 ISSUE | TABLE OF CONTENTS:
FEATURES
Sticks & Stones
A Stepmother’s Guide to Being Disliked
BY WEDNESDAY MARTIN, PHD
Stepmoms and Forgiveness
How and Why to Give It—Even If It’s Not Earned!
BY BRENDA SNYDER, LCSW
Custodial Stepmoms
Ease the Stress of 24/7 Stepparenting
BY MARY T. KELLY, MA
Not Cinderella’s Stepmom
Why Stepmom Stereotypes Persist and Ditching the Evil Myth
BY CLAUDETTE CHENEVERT
DEPARTMENTS
PUBLISHER’S NOTE
What I Think About … Unschooled Opinions
EXPERT ADVICE
Needy Children
Are Kids of Divorce More Dependent on Their Parents?
BY RACHELLE KATZ, EDD, LMFT
GUY THEORY
Early Schooling for Divorced Dads
Make Your Kids’ First Day More Meaningful and Memorable
BY JOEL SCHWARTZBERG
LEGAL MATTERS
Constructive Emancipation and Child Support
Has Your Child Abandoned YOU?
BY LARA R. BADAIN, ESQ
THE LOOKING GLASS
Our Monthly Roundup of News, Events, Reviews and More
WORDS OF WISDOM
The Invisible Stepmom
Step Out of the Shadows and Into the Light
BY CHRISTINA ROACH, LMHC, NCC, DCC
STEPMOM MEMOIRS
I Married an Older Man
Insights Into the Stereotypes That Come With Being a Younger Wife
BY JAMIE SCRIMGEOUR
REAL STEPMOMS. REAL STORIES.
Faye M.
