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Advice for Stepparents on Dealing With Stepkids

Divorce is hard on kids, and it takes time for children to adjust to the divorce of their parents. The fact is, they may never fully adjust. However, equally stressful to children of divorce can be when their parents begin to date and especially if they remarry. Many stepparents have faced the battle of trying to relate to, and form a relationship with, their stepkids. This article from HuffPost asked several “experts” in the field for their advice on how stepparents can “create a healthy, unhurried relationship with their stepkids.”