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Re: Blending Families: Struggling to Balance My Teen Daughter's Independence and New Dynamics

I run a business helping step-parents, and think this is a very valuable question as it highlights a difficulty many step-parents have. At the same time, I completely understand your daughters point of view. She must be 15 or 16 and I can just imagine how she might feel. I was a step-daughter of tha...
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Tue Jan 07, 2025 2:37 pm

Re: Stepdaughter hates me and I am starting to resent her coming. How do we navigate?

Hiya

Here is the link again in case it doesn't work first time. 

https://studio.youtube.com/video/aqZfcjWLZp0/edit

or just go onto @bestepwise and search videos.

No subscription necessary.

Good luck, and all the best
Alison


 
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Mon Jun 05, 2023 7:12 pm

Re: Stepdaughter hates me and I am starting to resent her coming. How do we navigate?

Hi, Have you come across these Be StepWise videos? There are a whole series on this topic.  See this one called  "what to do when your step-child hates your guts" https://studio.youtube.com/video/aqZfcjWLZp0/edit You can find them in YouTube @bestepwise Or this one called, "For when y...
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Mon Jun 05, 2023 3:20 pm

Re: resenting my step daughter

When you have a child of your own you have such love for them. You find a love you never knew you had. As a mother you also have natural hormones that make you very protective of your young. My view is that it is the most natural thing in the world to want to 'nest' with just your own baby, your hus...
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Mon May 17, 2021 4:40 pm

Re: New partner is overly strict with his son

I think it a good idea that you wait and don't bring up the topic now it's passed. It might be possible to bring up the topic before it happens again. An opportunity might present itself, eg you are out shopping and a child elsewhere is hurt and you see the parents interacting with their child, or a...
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Sun Nov 03, 2019 6:42 pm

Step-parenting workshop. 5th October

Step-Mums and Step Dads. BeStepWise workshop on Saturday 5th October. To solve issues in blended families. Fun, interesting and informative. Run by two professionals. London, £85 "This was an amazing workshop. After ten years of being a step parent I pretty much felt I knew what was what but th...
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Sun Sep 29, 2019 5:42 pm

Workshop for step-parents. Central London. This Saturday 13th October. 9.30am - 4.30pm

Join us for this fun day, full of information on how to make the best of your step-family. Meet other step-parents and come away with ideas and inspiration to solve any problems. See www.BeStepWise.co.uk for info. 2 places left!
Forum: Activities
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Thu Oct 11, 2018 5:47 pm

Workshop for Step-parents Saturday 13th October, 2018

Just want to say.... there is an excellent workshop in central London, (Euston) Saturday 13th October 9.30am - 4.30pm. for step-parents. The workshop will deal with all the challenges special to step-family situations: discipline, challenging children, ex's, feelings of guilt, working with your part...
Forum: Activities
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Sun Sep 09, 2018 7:29 pm

Re: Family mediation

I am really, really sorry things are not working out for you. This can be really hard in every way. See a website www.bestepwise.co.uk, offering relationship help.
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Tue Apr 24, 2018 6:55 am

Workshop for Step-parents

Hi, there is an excellent workshop in central London, (Euston). this Saturday 28th April 9.30am - 4.30pm. for step-parents. The workshop will deal with all the challenges special to step-family situations: discipline, distressed children, ex's, feelings of guilt, fresh starts, how to bring the famil...
Forum: Wellbeing
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Mon Apr 23, 2018 12:58 pm