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Nurture Yourself

Setting the scene Parenting can often feel all about giving. You give your time, you give your advice, you give money and much more. Just when you thought you might

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Pivotal Parent

The Pivotal Parent, or the Mum or Dad who is your partner. It can seem like a terrible choice…….. You find love in a partner and sometime he or she

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My Step Daughter’s Wedding

From the perspective of a step daughter. My wedding was on the horizon; my parents had been divorced for 10 years following a very stormy marriage. My mother, still angry

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Introduction to Step Parenting

Becoming a step parent involves not only taking on someone else’s children but also someone else’s family and extended family. If you don’t have children of your own this can

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The Christmas Tree

This was a situation a Step Mum had: My new husband and I have been married for 6 months and Christmas is looming. He has 4 children from his previous

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