THE SEPTEMBER 2018 ISSUE | TABLE OF CONTENTS
FEATURES
Detaching and Disengaging
A Stepmom’s Guide to Letting Go
BY MARY T. KELLY, MA
Stepmothers Worldwide & Forever
The Evolution of Stepfamily Life
BY WEDNESDAY MARTIN, PHD
What Full-Time Stepmoms Really Think
Results of Our Exclusive Survey
BY KRISTEN WILKINSON, PSYD
What Stepmoms Wish They Knew
Survey Says? Hindsight is 20/20!
BY STEPMOM STAFF
DEPARTMENTS
EXPERT ADVICE
Fed Up With Stepkid Behavior?
When and How to Share Your Opinion
BY CHRISTINA ROACH, LMHC
STEPFAMILY LIFE
Headed Back to School
3 Tips for Making It Less of a Struggle
BY GAYLA GRACE
TIMEOUT
5 Steps to Higher Thinking
A Solution for Stepmoms Willing to Look Within
BY ANNA DE ACOSTA
ADVICE FROM THE EXPERTS
Stepmoms Want to Know:
Do you attend parent/teacher conferences?
IN EVERY ISSUE
ON THE COVER
Lauren Gould
LETTER FROM THE PUBLISHER
What I Think About … Housewives and Homework
FROM THE ARCHIVES
This Time Last Year
REAL STEPMOMS. REAL STORIES.
Megan Kielb