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Step-Parent
Families
SAMANTHA KING
What is a Stepfamily?
Child may feel like they have a real family again. The child may become bitter or uninviting of their parents
new partner.
Gain multiple role models and extended kin networks.
Holidays split up.
Happy parents
Afraid of new parent taking the place of their biological
Additional siblings parent.
Higher standard of living Less attention.
More flexibility
Interview with a Step-Child
Tell me your experiences being a step-child?
My dad abandoned my family after I was born so I
never lived with a man in the home. When my mother
started dating a new man, I was very upset. I didnt
want him around and I started to feel guilty that it was
my fault my dad abandoned us. Eventually I realized
that he really cared about us all, and I felt happier.
However, my family never had a true unity.
Interview with a Step-Child
Why was it hard to have unity?
The reason I feel we could never be one was because of
my older sisters. They personally knew our dad and was
still hurt he left so they never liked our stepfather.
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References
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Helping Children Adjust to Divorce: A Guide for Teachers . (n.d.). Retrieved April 22, 2016,
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References
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Family. Washington, DC: Magination Press.
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Families. Saint Louis, MO: Concordia Pub. House.
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http://www.stepfamilies.info/
Ricci, I. (2006). Mom's House, Dad's House for Kids: Feeling at Home in One Home or
Two. New York: Fireside.
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