StepMom Magazine is a monthly online publication for any woman who dates, lives with or is married to someone with kids.
Each issue is a downloadable, printer-friendly PDF you can enjoy reading anytime, anywhere. (Text-only versions for iBooks, Android and Kindle are included with all issues dated 2019 and beyond.)
When you subscribe, you’ll also become a member of our private, online support group. Here, you can talk privately with other stepmoms about the issues that concern you most.
If you’ve ever heard, “You knew he had kids!” or wondered why things are harder than you thought they’d be, StepMom Magazine is for you!
THE MARCH 2021 ISSUE | TABLE OF CONTENTS
FEATURES:
The Stepmom Experience
How Your Childhood Impacts the Way You View Stepfamily Life
BY ERIN CARELESS, PHD
Secrets to a Lasting Partnership
What Every Stepmom Needs to Know About Love & Marriage
BY MARY T. KELLY, MA
4 Ways to Reduce Your Stepmom Stress
Take Control of Your Life— and Feel Better
BY MEG BURTON TUDMAN, MBA
Working Together
Communication Tips for Co-Parents
BY SUSAN LANCASTER, PGDIP
Stop Feeling Guilty, Stepmom!
5 Steps to Reframe Your Thinking and Redefine Your Role
BY CLAUDETTE CHENEVERT
Good Advice for Stepmoms
5 Tips From Someone Who’s Been There
BY KARALEE KATSAMBANIS
DEPARTMENTS:
EXPERT ADVICE
Love Me, Love My Kids
The Paradox of Stepmom Love on Demand
BY SUSAN HAWORTH, MED, MS
STEPFAMILY LIFE
Stepsibling Loyalty
The Problem We’re Lucky to Have
BY KRISTA GIOVARA
TIME OUT
Tips From the Trenches
5 Ways to Combat Stepmom Loneliness
BY HEATHER HETCHLER, MA
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ON THE COVER: Jessica Mouton
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