What we call “blended families” are a lot more challenging than the name implies. Stepfamilies can be healthy, happy families and good places to raise children, but building a successful stepfamily is quite different from making a first-time family. The good news is that we can now know a lot about what works. The bad news is that much of what works is not intuitive. Blogs often include well-intentioned but bad advice. Based on a solid understanding of relevant research and over three decades of clinical experience, Dr. Patricia Papernow will describe what works and what doesn’t work for creat
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