THE FEBRUARY ISSUE | TABLE OF CONTENTS
FEATURES
Show Him That Love Is a Verb
4 Valentine Gifts That’ll Rock His World—and Yours!
BY MARY T. KELLY, MA
Swimmimg Upstream
How Stepfamily Life Conflicts with Basic Human Needs
(And What YOU Can Do About It!)
BY CHRISTINA ROACH, LMHC, NCC, DCC
Stepmoms and Resentment
Why We Feel It and What to Do About It
BY BRENDA SNYDER, LCSW
Clash of the Parenting Styles
How to Present a United Front When You’re Not on the Same Page
BY PAM HOWARD, LCSW
Just for Today? LOVE
Without Rules. Without Words.
BY THE SECOND WIFE
DEPARTMENTS
PUBLISHER’S NOTE
What I Think About … Love
COUPLES CORNER
An Unrivaled Priority
How to Put Each Other First in a Stepfamily
BY HEATHER HETCHLER, MA
TIME OUT
When Valentine’s Day Hurts
Survival Tips for Stepmoms Who Dread the Holiday
BY LAURA PETHERBRIDGE
ASK JENNA
Are You a Fair-Weather Partner?
How to Be His Biggest Supporter (Even When You Don’t Agree With His Decisions!)
BY JENNA KORF
LEGAL MATTERS
Document, Document, DOCUMENT!
Got Kids and an Ex? Here’s Why You Should Write Everything Down
BY LARA R. BADAIN, ESQ
THE LOOKING GLASS
Our Monthly Roundup of News, Events, Reviews and More
THE INSIDE SCOOP
Diary of a Former Stepmom
What I Learned from My Stepfamily Divorce
BY ERIN HALLSTROM
COMMUNICATION CORNER
He’s Got Your Back, Baby!
6 Tips to Help You Rebuild Trust in Your Partner
BY CLAUDETTE CHENEVERT
GUY THEORY
How to Be a Full-Time Father
(No Matter What the Custody Order Says)
BY JOEL SCHWARTZBERG
VANTAGE POINT
Love Never Dies
Ways to Help Your Stepkids Love, Honor and Remember Their Mother
BY TAMMY DAUGHTRY, MMFT
REAL STEPMOMS. REAL STORIES.
Rana Walker