Surf these sites: Blended Families -- Article by Willard F. Harley, Jr., Ph.D. Learn to negotiate with the Policy of Joint Agreement. Blended Families -- Articles and information for blended families. Real life stories, "Loving Someone Else''s Child" and "Mixed Nuts." Blended Families Have Their Hands Full -- Offers steps to take to help families merge. Blended Families: The Truth about Stepmothers -- With one in three Americans becoming a stepparent, stepchild or stepsibling, explore women''s roles in the blended families, and how we''re inventing step motherhood --one mom at a time. Practical step parenting advice and on line quiz. CoMamas Assocation -- StepWife? StepMom? Don''t suffer anymore. Join the growing movement of CoMamas. Support, news, help, seminars and more. Commitment -- Advice and help for step families. Ten things every stepparent should understand about being in a blended family. Question and answer format. Double Dose of Values -- In blended families, values can be the same or at odds. Article from Gazette on-line. Family 2000 -- Help and advice for parents and grandparents. Suppport for different family relationships, single parents, gayfamilies, step and blended families. Foxcraft, Inc. -- Offers books on personal growth, step parenting, and families. List updated often. National Center for Fathering -- Hope for step fathers. Five ways you can ease the tension of being a step father. New Stepparents -- You''re soon becoming a step-parent. A somewhat frightening endeavor, especially if you''re adding a child or two yourself, thus making a his-and-hers blended family. The most important part of becoming a stepparent is the prior planning you and the biological parent do before the wedding. Ontario Stepfamily Association -- Providing positive assistance for step-parents & step-kids. Newsletter available. Parenting Toolbox -- Nontraditional tools for nontraditional parents, families, and children. Step -dads.com -- Helps parenting fathers or step dads with a step child, children or family relations. "Step Dudes" a free monthly newsletter. Step-Carefully! -- Step-family support. Offering a newsletter and books to improve your home. E-mail counseling and support worldwide. StepFamily Foundation -- Provides stepfamily support materials by mail, and professsional counseling via phone. Information available in English and Spanish. Stepfamily Association of America -- A non-profit organization of people concerned with helping stepfamilies live successfully. Provides education, support, and advocacy for step families. Stepfamily Australia -- Articles, on-line newsletter, and links. Stepfamily Foundation of Alberta -- A not for profit corportation in Calgary, Alberta, Canada that provides a range of specialized services for stepfamilies; training for professionals who work with stepfamilies; and conducts research into stepfamilies. Stepfamily.Net -- Resources for helping stepfamilies solve problems and achieve their ideal family situation. Includes articles and a question of the month. Stepmoms'' Retreat -- Comfort and support for stepmoms, second wives, and blended famillies. Connection page, recommended readings, bulletin board, and contests. Stepmoms.Net -- Designed to give support to all involved in a stepfamily, with resources, information, message boards, links, articles, and more. Stepping Stones for Step Families -- Information and resources for step parents. Offers an ezine and club (free membership). Tammy''s Step-Parent Support Network -- New links and information of interest to step-parents. The Blended Family Resource Guide -- Resources for families, a blended family survey, working mother''s suvery, booklist, and message board. The Influence of Grandparents and Stepgrandparents on Grandchildren -- Making a memory, activities that grandparents do with their gradchildren, and grandparent influence. Article published by North Dakota State University. The Second Wives Club -- Online community offering support, advice, comraderie, insight, and fellowship. Your Blended Family''s Road Map -- Did you know that blended families go through predictable stages of growth? This book will show you a new approach to strengthening your blended family.
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