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A FEW GREAT LINKS

Stepdads
This site is geared just for stepdads striving to build positive relationships with their stepchildren. Articles, discussion area and more.

Don't forget to check out books for stepdads in our bookstore!

OTHER LINKS OF INTEREST

Dads, Stepdads and New Partners
This site from the UK's ParentlinePlus has advice for new stepdads.

Father Matters
Devoted to helping fathers be the best dads they can be. Sets up mentoring relationships to help fathers grow.

National Center for Fathering
Parenting information and articles. Includes some info for stepdads.

Stepdad Blog
Read the day-to-day musings of a househunting stepdad on blogspot.com

Stepfathers on Fatherville.Com
This site has mostly got books for sale under interesting topic headings (even the search topics area is really links to books) but has a couple of articles for stepdads. Has a Stepfathers online discussion forum.

Stepfathers
The site's goal is to help stepfathers have a healthy relationship with their family. Online poll, links and book recommendations. Maintains a list of documentaries about stepfamilies - the only list I have seen online!

SELECTED ARTICLES

A Stepdad's Nose for Adventure
From the Christian Science Monitor. Stepdaughter reflects on acquiring a stepdad when she was 20 years old and what she learned from him.

Being a Stepdad: A Guide to Living With Your Partner's Children
This 10-page pdf publication from ParentlinePlus in the United Kingdom offers practical advice for new stepdads. Advice on dealing with teens, discipline and common problems faced by stepdads.

From a Stepdad to a Mom on Father's Day
From stepfamily.net.

Hope for Stepfathers
Excellent practical advice for stepdads on relating to the kids. From the National Center for Fathering.

Involved Fathers
Reviews recent research on the impact dads can have on children. From Parents-Talk.

I Was a Stepdad
Reflections from a real stepdad on building a stepfamily.

Making Memories to Create a Past
by a stepdad

So Does a Stepdad Have Any Rights at All?
Provided by About.Com. Stepdad recounts how his wife's harmonious shared parenting arrangement with her child's father changed after she married him.

The Song He Didn't Have to Write
Insightful interview with Kelley Lovelace, the country star who co-wrote with Brad Paisley the song "He Didn't Have to Be." Kelley is himself a stepdad. From Stepdads.com

Stepfather Vs. Stepson
Provided by Suite101.

Stepfathering a Teen
From Fatherville.com. Written from a Christian perspective.

Teen Honors Stepdad at Ground Zero
Story from the Associated Press (online through the Chicago Tribune) about a teen honoring her stepdad's memory in 2002.

Thanks Mike!
Written by a stepdaughter to her stepdad in adulthood, as she prepared to become a stepparent herself.

 
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