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Stop the Mom Shame!

2017

Mom shaming has to stop! We need to rally together and encourage each other.

06:35 min

17 Things I Wish I Knew Before Becoming a Stepmom

When things get tough, focus on your relationship. It'll get better.

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Laura T. Coffey
2019
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The 7 Stages of Becoming a Stepparent

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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Blended Family Frappe
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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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“Some Days It’s Incredibly Difficult”—One Mom Reveals What It’s Like to Co-Parent With an Ex

Every other weekend, on the first, third, and fifth Fridays of the month, my four-year-old son goes to spend the weekend with his father.

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Jackie Effenson
2019
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5 Mothers on Their Co-Parenting Advice & Experiences

The traditional family structure of two married parents in one household is on the decline.

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Sara Langer
2018
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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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Building Love Together in Blended Families: The 5 Love Languages and Becoming Stepfamily Smart

Blended families face unique challenges, and sadly, good intentions aren’t always enough. With so many complex relationships involved, all the normal rules for family life change, even how you apply something as simple as the five love languages.

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Gary Chapman, Ron L. Deal
2020
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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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