THE JUNE 2021 ISSUE | TABLE OF CONTENTS
FEATURES:
An Open Letter to Remarried Dads
The Pain, Power and Potential That Come With the Job
BY MARY T. KELLY, MA
Father’s Day Gift Ideas for Divorced Dads
(The kind you don’t need to wrap!)
BY WEDNESDAY MARTIN, PHD
Father Knows Best
The Inside Scoop About Stepfamily Life—Straight From the Guys!
BY KRISTA GIOVARA
What’s ‘Normal’ for Stepfamilies?
7 Stepfamily Realities Worth Embracing
BY ERIN CARELESS, PHD
DEPARTMENTS:
GUY THEORY
Class Acts
7 Ways for Remarried Dads to Step Up as School Parents
BY JOEL SCHWARTZBERG
COMMUNICATION CORNER
Difficult Conversations
4 Tips to Help You Hear Each Other—and Be Heard
BY LAURA L. MACK
THE EX FACTOR
Walking on Eggshells
3 Decisions That Helped Us Stop Tip-Toeing Around the Ex
BY KRISTEN SKILES
TIME OUT
Stand by Me
5 Things Your Stepmom Wife Wants You to Do
BY HEATHER HETCHLER, MA
COUPLES CORNER
Time Alone—Together!
Why You Need It & How to Get It
BY CAMERON NORMAND, JD
THE INSIDE SCOOP
No Response
A Lesson in Peacemaking From the Guys
BY HEATHER HETCHLER, MA
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