THE SEPTEMBER 2021 ISSUE | TABLE OF CONTENTS
FEATURES:
We’re Not Homewreckers!
Misconceptions About Childless & Child-Free Stepmoms
BY MARY T. KELLY, MA
The StepMom Whisperer
Answers to Your Most Pressing Stepfamily Questions
BY SUSAN HAWORTH, MED, MS
Living With Teenagers
5 Steps to Help Reduce Stepfamily Stress & Conflict
BY CLAUDETTE CHENEVERT
Stepfamily House Rules
Why & How to Establish a Shared Culture
BY SHELLY WARE, LMFT
Connect More. Worry Less.
3 Ways to Bring Your Stepfamily Closer
BY WENDY TAMIS ROBBINS, JD
DEPARTMENTS:
STEPMOM MEMOIRS
Re-Married … With Children
Is He Doing It ‘All Over Again’ for You?
BY KATE ARNEY-CIMINO
STEPMOM S.O.S.
Should You Pay Your Stepkids?
What to Consider When They Babysit for You
BY HEIDI FARRELL, MM
ON THE MONEY
Paying for College
5 Ways to Help Your Stepkids Find Funding
BY HEATHER HETCHLER, MA
SPECIAL REPORT
A Stepmother’s Grief
Unpacking the ‘Unhappy Business’ of It All
BY JENNIFER KATZ, PHD
IN THE NEWS
National Stepfamily Day: SEPT 16th
BY STEPMOM STAFF
IN EVERY ISSUE:
ON THE COVER: Ashley Jessen
LETTER FROM THE PUBLISHER
IN THE ARCHIVES
MANIFESTO
