FEATURES
We Three Kids Disoriented Are
Holiday Parenting-Time Shenanigans Lead to Many a Blue Christmas
BY THE SECOND WIFE
Who’s the Boss?
Sanity-Saving Advice for Custodial Stepmoms
BY MARY T. KELLY, MA
12 Days of Christmas
A Stepmom’s Guide to (Less) Complicated Holidays
BY TAMMY DAUGHTRY, MMFT
Happy Holidays … Now Please Pass the Pepto!
8 Strategies to Beat Stepmom Stress This Season
BY PEGGY NOLAN, MA, RYT
DEPARTMENTS
PUBLISHER’S NOTE
What I Think About … Faith
STEPFAMILY LIFE
Are Your Stepkids Spoiled?
7 Tips to Help Them Appreciate the Meaning of the Holidays
BY PAM HOWARD, LCSW
URBAN STEPMOM
The Ex-Stepmom
If I’d Known Then What I Know Now
BY LISA BAGSHAW
TIME OUT
Self-Compassion
The One-Size-Fits-All Gift for Stepmoms
BY CHRISTINA ROACH, LMHC, NCC, DCC
THE LOOKING GLASS
Our Monthly Roundup of News, Events, Reviews and More
COUPLES CORNER
Buzzkill in the Bedroom
Has Stepfamily Stress Stifled Your Sex Life?
BY JAMIE (SIMKINS) ROGERS, LPC, EMDR
VANTAGE POINT
From Stepmom to Santa?
A Simple Yet Liberated Approach to Giving
BY JOAN SARIN, MS
WORDS OF WISDOM
It’s a Wonderful Life
Lessons from a Holiday Classic
BY HEATHER HETCHLER, MA
FOOD AND FUN
Recipe: Holiday Eggnog
Craft: Tissue Paper Abstracts
BY ASHLEY JACK
REAL STEPMOMS. REAL STORIES.
Pam Davidson