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“A Little Girl We Barely Know Is Coming to Live with Us”: How One Writer, Unexpectedly, Became a Father

By Bill Clegg — 2020

As we pack up her things—some clothes, diapers, and a few stuffed animals—a realization hits me: A little girl we barely know is coming home to live with us.

Read on www.vogue.com

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Different Ways of Raising Your Children | Parenting Around the World | Real Families

How you raise your children is completely up to you, and how you discipline them can be different all around the world. Should smacking be illegal or does it depend on the child’s behaviour? What do you think? How involved are your family with raising your children?

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2018
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The Danish Way of Parenting: What the Happiest People in the World Know About Raising Confident, Capable Kids

What makes Denmark the happiest country in the world—and how do Danish parents raise happy, confident, successful kids, year after year? This upbeat and practical book presents six essential principles, which spell out P-A-R-E-N-T: • Play is essential for development and well-being.

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Jessica Joelle Alexander, Iben Sandahl
2016
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How Does a Supportive Parent of a Non-Binary Teen Prepare for Interactions with Relatives?

How does a parent who wants to be supportive, but who is not totally comfortable yet with their child being non-binary, prepare for interactions with relatives this holiday season? This week’s question comes from a parent learning to adjust to new pronouns.

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2020
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Blended Families | Moms with Coffee | S1 E14 | Elisha Beach | Part 2

Elisha Beach talks to Lizzy Mathis about the strong dynamic of her blended family (of 10) and how she, her husband and his ex-wife make a strong team.

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2020
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This Is Exactly Why Your (Blended) Family Can’t Get Along

As a Stepfamily Coach, I have a keen perspective on all different sorts of family dynamics. One of my main focuses is resolving conflict within families that cannot recover from transitions.

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2019
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Stepmonster: A New Look at Why Real Stepmothers Think, Feel, and Act the Way We Do

Half of all women in the United States will live with or marry a man with children.

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Wednesday Martin
2025
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No One’s the Bitch: A Ten-Step Plan for the Mother and Stepmother Relationship

Sad, but true: the divorced mom/stepmom relationship is typically one of the most contentious relationships in our modern families.

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Jennifer Newcomb Marine, Carol Marine
2025
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Alicia Keys on Co-Parenting with Her Husband and His Ex-Wife

The singer-songwriter, her husband, Swizz Beatz, and his ex-wife Mashonda Tifrere, who wrote the book “Blend,” discuss their difficult but ultimately joyous journey to co-parenting together.

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2018
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How Erica and Spencer Shemwell Blended Their Big Families | The Blended Bunch

Erica and Spencer Shemwell have formed a new modern big family with their 11 kids—but blending two families isn’t always easy!

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2021
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Ask A Family Therapist: 3 Tips for Blended Families {#AskACoupleTherapist Episode 3}

For this edition of the #AskAFamilyTherapist series, therapist Erica Turner discusses 3 tips that blended families can use to make the process of coming together go smoother.

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2015
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Adjusting to Parenthood