12.14.07
Blended Family Holiday Blues: Media Offer Tips & Advice
The news media are providing more coverage this year of stepfamilies and their holiday juggling acts. It’s still not nearly enough to help the millions out there dealing with blended family issues over the holidays, but here’s a few articles with advice and tips:
- Blending traditions not so easy - Edmond Sun (Oklahoma), December 13, 2007
- Stressed stepfamilies during the holidays – KSFY (South Dakota), December 13, 2007
- Ask the therapist: How can I make the holidays happy for a new stepfamily? – Westport Minuteman (Connecticut), November 30, 2007
- Blended family holidays don’t have to be difficult – Garden City Telegram (New Jersey), November 27, 2007
The DHX: The Doughtie Houses Exchange » Blog Archive » “Appreciate your family as a training ground for love” said,
December 14, 2007 at 9:53 am
[...] Dec 14th, 2007 by Jill “Appreciate your family as a training ground for love.” — “Blended family holidays don’t have to be difficult”, Garden City Telegram (by way of TheStepfamilyLife) [...]
JIll said,
December 14, 2007 at 9:59 am
These are great links. Thanks!
Deborah said,
January 2, 2008 at 4:40 pm
Dawn,
My daughter recently married a man who already has a son by a previous marriage. The child lives with his mother in another state and I have only met him once. My daughter feels that I should have bought him the same number and value of gifts as I purchased for my two biological grandchildren. If he lived with my grandchildren, I would agree, but he wasn’t even with us for Christmas. I purchased three small gifts to be sent to him. Was I wrong?
Deborah