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Steve Roberts
Feb 9, 20233 min read
Parental Alienation After Divorce: Understanding and Coping with the Impact on Children
Divorce can be a difficult and emotionally charged experience for both parents and children. In some cases, one parent may engage in...
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May Wescott
Aug 11, 20226 min read
Step Back to Step Up in Your Blended Family Relationships
Try the Nacho Kids Method to Build a Stronger and Healthier Blended Family Relationship Imagine coming home after a long day at work to...
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May Wescott
Jul 22, 20226 min read
Four Steps to Keeping the Peace in Your Blended Family
"It's not fair!" "You're not my mom, so you can't tell me what to do." "If I were your real child, you wouldn't treat me this way." "You...
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May Wescott
Jul 5, 20225 min read
Getting Past the Fantasy: Six Ideas to Help the Step-parent without Children Find Happily Ever After
Recently I saw a funny video of two women eyeballing a good-looking dude. The gals in the video laugh and talk about his attractiveness...
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May Wescott
May 31, 20224 min read
Mediate Before You Litigate to Save Money & Minimize Conflict
It's a universal truth that divorced co-parents will have conflict. It doesn't matter how much of a peacemaker you are; at some point...
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May Wescott
May 14, 20224 min read
Stop Being a Backseat Driver in your Blended Family Relationship: Let the Bio Parents Take the Wheel
Turn left here! Why didn’t you park closer to the store? Are you sure you want to go so fast in this neighborhood? Ugh! Almost everyone...
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May Wescott
May 7, 20224 min read
Finding Serenity on Mother’s Day in your Blended Family
It's pretty ironic that the day that Anna Jarvis (the founder of Mother’s Day) wanted to set aside to honor “the person who has done more...
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Steve & Char Roberts
Mar 9, 20205 min read
Putting Your Spouse First in Your Blended Family and How to Move the Kids Into the Backseat
When a family ends due to death or divorce, the dynamics between parent and child can change dramatically. Single parents tend to cling...
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Steve & Char Roberts
Mar 4, 20205 min read
Leaning “all in” to your Marriage and Stepfamily
Ensure you and your partner are both leaning “all in” to your marriage with these key steps to build a strong marital foundation.
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Steve & Char Roberts
Feb 17, 20204 min read
All Stepfamilies Are Born of Loss
All Stepfamilies come together only after a loss of some kind occurs in their life. This could be the death of a spouse. This could be...
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Steve & Char Roberts
Feb 1, 20205 min read
Expert Advice That Was Shared at the Smart Stepfamily Conference
The Smart Stepfamily Conference held on January 24th - 25th was a huge success! Ron Deal, Laura & Steve Petherbridge, and Kim Giles...
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Steve & Char Roberts
Jan 23, 20202 min read
Stepfamily Event in Utah is the Largest To Date
With almost 50% of all marriages ending in divorce, 67% of second, and 74% of third marriages, it is no wonder that resources are needed...
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Steve & Char Roberts
Jan 15, 20204 min read
THE SMART STEPFAMILY CONFERENCE WELCOMES RON DEAL: NATIONAL EXPERT ON BLENDED FAMILIES
The Smart Stepfamily Conference In less than two weeks we will be hosting The Smart Stepfamily Conference in Lehi, UT where stepfamily...
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Steve & Char Roberts
Jan 10, 20204 min read
THE STORY OF US: THE TRIALS & TRIUMPHS OF A BLENDED FAMILY
We came to a fork in the road and had to decide which direction to take. Some days walking away seemed like the easiest option...
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