Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Crystal Cox/BI Photo When you're singled out, it's normal to feel defensive. But you should consider your step kids' perspectives ...

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Embrace your newfound identity Step one in becoming the best possible step-parent is acknowledging and accepting the complexities of your new identity as a step-parent. Whether or not you have ...

I am a first-time mom in my early second trimester and due in December—peak flu season. My partner has two kids who come and stay at the house 50 percent of the time. They are great girls but get sick ...

The biggest legal gap is the cohabiting partner... You've built a life together, you're a family. But if your partner died tomorrow without a Will, your step-children could legally be left with ...

I first met my step-father when I was five, and my brothers were eleven and thirteen. He was not my step-father back then, of course, and would not officially marry my mother for another seven years, ...