In blended families, differing expectations regarding rules between adults and children are common. Allowing adjustment time and establishing mutually agreeable rules with your partner are crucial.

Even simple activities like a shared meal or group photo can create new memories that everyone treasures. Blended families often create their own way of marking holidays, and Mother’s Day is no ...

With people statistically living longer than they were decades ago, blended families are common in our community. Blended families include stepfamily members, half-siblings, ex-spouses ...

Despite parting ways in 2016, Naomi Watts and her ex-husband Liev Schreiber have succeeded in creating an amicable, blended family. The former couple welcomed their first child, a boy, Sasha in ...

Kate Hudson, 45, thinks that being a part of a big blended family has its own upside. Her three kids, who have three different dads, get to have "so much family," she said on a podcast.

But many will move on to other relationships – and form blended families, also called step-families. These are families where one or both parents have children from a previous relationship and ...

With divorce rates at about 50 percent and climbing, it isn’t really a shocker that one in three Americans are living the stepfamily and blended family ... there is hope. Therapy is the top ...

Wayne Brady couldn't be happier or prouder to have the blended family he does, even if it took him some time and lots of therapy. Since the Let's Make a Deal host, 52, divorced his wife Mandie ...

Blended families ... outside the family provides healthier opportunities for romantic relationships. Parents can support children’s involvement in extracurricular activities, community events ...

We had four therapy sessions, but it took us six weeks instead of four due to scheduling conflicts. Having a busy, blended family means ... due to after-school activities. Although being able ...

Creating successful relationships within blended families requires understanding ... Instead, focus on building rapport through shared activities and genuine interest in children’s lives.