THE MARCH 2019 ISSUE | TABLE OF CONTENTS
FEATURES
Stepmom, Mom & Fashionista
Jeni Elizabeth Paolella Talks Style and Stepfamily Life
BY CHRISTINE G. ADAMO
Stepmoms and Anxiety
What to Do About How You Feel
BY RACHELLE KATZ, EDD, LMFT
The ‘Highly Sensitive’ Stepmom
Could Sensory-Processing Sensitivity Be the Culprit?
BY SHELLY WARE, LMFT
Stepmoms Flying Solo
Should You Parent Your Stepkids When Dad’s Away?
BY ERIN CARELESS, PHD
Managing Your Stepfamily
Think Like a CEO and Make the System Work for You
BY SUSAN LANCASTER, PGDIP
DEPARTMENTS
EXPERT ADVICE
‘Disneyland Dads’ & Discipline
3 Ways to Get Him Excited About Parenting
BY CHRISTINA ROACH, LMHC
LEGAL MATTERS
The Definition of an ‘Unfit’ Parent
BY LARA BADAIN, ESQ
CRITIC’S CORNER
MOVIE REVIEW: “Blended”
Happy Madison’s Take on Stepfamilies
BY BETH MCDONOUGH
THRIVING STEPMOMS
“I’m … One Fortunate Girl!”
And Luck Has Nothing to Do With It
BY ANNA DE ACOSTA
S.O.S.
Is This Normal?
“It Irks Me When They Sit on Their Dad’s Lap”
BY MARY T. KELLY, MA
CRITIC’S CORNER
Hit Your Limit? You’re in Luck!
“The Stepmom’s Book of Boundaries” Has Arrived
BY CHRISTINE G. ADAMO
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ON THE COVER
Jeni Elizabeth Paolella
LETTER FROM THE PUBLISHER
What I Want You to Know
FROM THE ARCHIVES
This Time Last Year
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