Step-parenting:  When two worlds collide

All parenting is tricky, and step-parenting adds a whole other layer to the emotions of family life. It's easy to fall into patterns or traps that create struggles between you and your partner, the children, and other family members.
Successful step parents know when to step in...and step out.
Here are a few sites to help you with questions or situations that often arise. It won't take a one time visit to a website to help you make your new family work-it will take a lot of patience, maturity and kindness, and a willingness to change how you approach the situation.

• http://www.empoweringparents.com/Blended-Family-The-5Secrets-of-Effective-Stepparenting.php
• http://life.familyeducation.com/parenting/stepfamilies/39526.html
  

• http://kidshealth.org/parent/emotions/feelings/stepparent.html