THE JULY 2019 ISSUE | TABLE OF CONTENTS
FEATURES
Stepmoms, Pit Bulls and Spotlights
Interview Exclusive With Instagram Sensation Dianne Scott
BY BRENDA OCKUN
Stepmoms & R.E.S.P.E.C.T.
Help Your Stepfamily Give—and Get—More of It
BY CLAUDETTE CHENEVERT
Stepkid Transition Days
Why They Suck and 5 Ways to Simplify Them
BY MARY T. KELLY, MA
Smells Like Teen Spirit
4 Tips for Stepmoms Living With Teenagers
BY KRISTA GIOVARA
Trippin’ With Stepkids
Make Your Summer Vacation Less Stressful
BY KAREN BONNELL, MS
DEPARTMENTS
WORDS OF WISDOM
The Wounded Stepmom
Stepkids, Resentment and Reality
BY LAURA PETHERBRIDGE
EXPERT ADVICE
Let It Go, Stepmom
Healing Requires More Than a Disney Song
BY TRACI MORENO, PSYD
EXPERT ADVICE
Biological Outsiders
Stepmoms & the Cassandra Complex
BY SUSAN LANCASTER, PGDIP
MYTHS & MISCONCEPTIONS
Double Standards for Stepmoms
“I’ll Take Common Contradictions for $800, Alex!”
BY LAURA L. MACK
IN EVERY ISSUE
ON THE COVER
Dianne Scott
LETTER FROM THE PUBLISHER
What I Want You to Know
FROM THE ARCHIVES
This Time Last Year
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