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The 7 Stages of Becoming a Stepparent

By Blended Family Frappe

Stepparenting itself— that is, forming a relationship with someone else's kid— isn't the hard part. It's the intense, conflicted emotions you experience as part of the transition into becoming a stepparent that are the real killer.

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The Co-Parenting Handbook: Raising Well-Adjusted and Resilient Kids from Little Ones to Young Adults through Divorce or Separation

A valuable resource for parents who are transitioning from being married with children to co-parenting together, this handbook will help ensure kids and co-parents thrive.

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Karen Bonnell, Kristin Little (contributor)
2017
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Blend: The Secret to Co-Parenting and Creating a Balanced Family

A wise and inspiring guide to creating a happy and healthy blended family by Mashonda Tifrere with contributions from her co-parents—Swizz Beatz and his wife, Grammy-Award winning singer and songwriter Alicia Keys.

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Mashonda Tifrere, Alicia Keys (foreword)
2025
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How to Succeed as a Step Family: A Psychologist Explains | Psychlopaedia

Psychologist James Bray on how to survive the high-stress first year of step parenting and establish a well-adjusted family that works for adults and children.

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2017
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Mom’s House, Dad’s House: Making Two Homes for Your Child

Internationally renowned therapist, family expert and mediator Isolina Ricci, Ph.D. presents this definitive and newly updated guide to divorce and making shared custody work for parents and children.

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Isolina Ricci
1997
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Psychologist Jessica Hamilton Discusses Divorce after Breast Cancer Diagnosis

Dr. Jessica Hamilton, a psychologist, explains why divorce sometimes happens after a breast cancer diagnosis, how that person can respond and how friends can help.

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2016
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This Is Exactly Why Your (Blended) Family Can’t Get Along

As a Stepfamily Coach, I have a keen perspective on all different sorts of family dynamics. One of my main focuses is resolving conflict within families that cannot recover from transitions.

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2019
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Mama, Mama, Only Mama: An Irreverent Guide for the Newly Single Parent―From Divorce and Dating to Cooking and Crafting, All While Raising the Kids and Maintaining Your Own Sanity (Sort Of)

Being a single mother means relaxing your cleanliness standards. A lot. Being a single mother means missing your kids like crazy when your ex has them, only to want to give them back ten minutes after they come home. Being a single mother means accepting sleep deprivation as a natural state.

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Lara Lillibridge
2025
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Melody and Martell Explain Co-Parenting To Their Four Kids | Love and Marriage: Huntsville | OWN

Melody and Martell have a family outing with their children, and explain the process of co-parenting to their kids through fun games.

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2021
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Alicia Keys on Co-Parenting with Her Husband and His Ex-Wife

The singer-songwriter, her husband, Swizz Beatz, and his ex-wife Mashonda Tifrere, who wrote the book “Blend,” discuss their difficult but ultimately joyous journey to co-parenting together.

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2018
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How to Co-Parent as Allies, Not Adversaries | Ebony Roberts and Shaka Senghor

When Shaka Senghor and Ebony Roberts ended their relationship, they made a pact to protect their son from its fallout. What resulted was a poetic meditation on what it means to raise a child together, yet apart.

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2020
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