| Whether you are thinking of remarrying or have already
remarried, you need to think about the effect on your family, and the family
you are going to become part of. This can be a traumatic time for both you
and your partner and especially any children involved. Commonly there may be
resentment to the step-parent, hostility which could make life very
uncomfortable. For related information about remarriage please visit the
laterlife Remarriage Section.
If you have concerns about your relationships with step-children please
have a look through the
laterlife Relationship Counselling Index. It's a series of articles on
various topics written by laterlife's relationship counsellor Maggi Stamp,
a qualified and experienced relationship counsellor for Relate and in
private practice.
The sites below are aimed at helping all parties involved in accepting
each other and becoming a new family.
 The
National Stepfamily Association is the primary resource in the UK for
members of stepfamilies, and can offer a lot of helpful advice and contacts
for anyone experiencing difficulties with the new family. It has merged with
Parentline to form Parentline Plus - a national telephone counselling
service for parents. The link takes you to Parentline Plus which is the
merged site.
Childline covers all the issues Stepfamilies may need to deal with
at some time. |
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