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A stepfamily is the family one acquires when a parent marries someone new, whether the parent was widowed or divorced. There is a counseling slogan, "Stepfamilies are born out of loss". For example, if one's mother dies and one's father marries a new woman, that woman is one's stepmother, and any children she already has are one's stepsiblings. Any subsequent children fathered through the new marriage, however, are one's half-siblings instead of stepsiblings. Legal status Although, histo ...
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Resources
- Administration for Children and Families
- After an Affair: How Marital Therapy Heals the Wounds (American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy)
- America's Families and Living Arrangements (Bureau of the Census) - Links to PDF File
- American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy
- Antecedentes de alcoholismo en la familia (National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism)
- Blended Families (Nemours Foundation)
- Changing Family Roles (American Academy of Pediatrics)
- Children and Family Moves (American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry)
- Children's Bureau
- Children's Living Arrangements and Characteristics (Bureau of the Census) - Links to PDF File
- Communication Considerations for Parents of Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Children (National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders)
- Communication: Building Healthy Family Communication (American Academy of Pediatrics)
- Dealing With Family Conflicts (American Academy of Pediatrics)
- Energize Yourself and Your Family (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
- Facts on Foster Families (Nemours Foundation)
- Family and Medical Leave Act (Dept. of Labor)
- Family and Youth Services Bureau (FYSB) (Administration for Children and Families)
- Family Boundaries (American Academy of Pediatrics)
- Family Disruptions: Illness and Injury (American Academy of Pediatrics)
- Family Disruptions: Arguments and Conflict (American Academy of Pediatrics)
- Family History of Alcoholism: Are You at Risk? [Easy-to-Read] (National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism)
- Family Issues (National Institutes of Health)
- Family Issues (Medline Plus)
- Family Leadership (American Academy of Pediatrics)
- Family Problems (American Academy of Pediatrics)
- Family Resources: Military Family Resource Center (Dept. of Defense)
- Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics
- Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics (National Institute of Child Health and Human Development)
- Going to a Psychologist, Psychiatrist, or Therapist (Nemours Foundation)
- Grandparent's Guide for Family Nurturing & Safety (U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission)
- Grandparents Living with Grandchildren (Bureau of the Census) - Links to PDF File
- Healthy Parenting Initiative: Information for Military Personnel and Their Families (Dept. of Defense)
- Helping Your Overweight Child (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
- Home Alone Children (American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry)
- Households and Families: 2000 Census (Bureau of the Census) - Links to PDF File
- How Do Children Spend Their Time? Children's Activities, School Achievement, and Well-Being (National Institute of Child Health and Human Development)
- Importance of the Family (American Academy of Pediatrics)
- Increased Cohabitation Changing Children’s Family Settings (National Institute of Child Health and Human Development)
- Infidelity (American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy)
- Keep Kids Alcohol Free: Strategies for Action (National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism)
- Kids with Single or Working Parents (Nemours Foundation)
- La marihuana: Lo que los padres deben saber (National Institute on Drug Abuse)
- Lessons from Prevention Drug Abuse Research (National Institute on Drug Abuse)
- Living with Grandparents (Nemours Foundation)
- Make A Difference: Talk to Your Child About Alcohol (National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism)
- Mantengamos a los niños libres de alcohol: Estrategias para entrar en acción (National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism)
- Marijuana: Facts Parents Should Know (National Institute on Drug Abuse)
- Marriage and Divorce in Later Life (American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry)
- Marriage and Family Therapy Helps Heal Relationships (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Marriage Preparation (American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy)
- Mothers' Leaving Welfare Had No Effect on Preschoolers; Slight Improvement Seen for Young Adolescents (National Institute of Child Health and Human Development)
- Myth of the Perfect Family (American Academy of Pediatrics)
- National Organizations That Offer Services to People with Cancer and Their Families
- National Runaway Switchboard
- National Runaway Switchboard Statistics (National Runaway Switchboard)
- OI Issues: Psychosocial Needs of the Family (National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases)
- Opciones de comunicación para los niños con sordera o problemas de audición (National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders)
- Organizaciones nacionales que brindan servicios a las personas con cáncer y a sus familias
- Preparing Your Child for a Move (Nemours Foundation)
- Problems and Solutions of Co-Parenting (American Academy of Pediatrics)
- Small Families (American Academy of Pediatrics)
- Stepfamily Association of America
- Stepfamily Problems (American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry)
- Stepfamily: Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ's) (Stepfamily Association of America)
- Stepparents (Nemours Foundation)
- Surviving Stepsiblings (Nemours Foundation)
- Teens: The Company They Keep (National Institute of Mental Health)
- Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (Administration for Children and Families)
- TherapistLocator Directory of the United States (American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy)
- Underage Drinking Prevention - Poster (National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism)
- Understanding, Nurturing Fatherhood (National Institute of Child Health and Human Development)
- What Kids Who are Moving Should Do (Nemours Foundation)
- What Should I Do if My Family Fights? (Nemours Foundation)
- Working Mothers (American Academy of Pediatrics)
- Workplace Tips for New Moms (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)

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