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 ...

As the saying goes, you don’t just marry a person — you marry their family. This can raise issues even in the best of cases, but it can be especially tough for blended families. Case in point ...

A “blended family” can mean different things depending on who you ask. It can consist of two adults, children they have together and children they’ve had with previous partners. But it can ...

Dear Annie: I’ve learned something surprising over the years as a stepparent: Holidays don’t have to be confined to specific dates. In our family, Christmas Eve is just as special as Christmas ...

Dear Annie: I’ve learned something surprising over the years as a step-parent: Holidays don’t have to be confined to specific dates. In our family, Christmas Eve is just as special as ...