Gwyneth Paltrow may look like she has it together all the time, but she's just like the rest of us, at least when it comes to parenting — or really, step-parenting. If parenting is challenging (and we ...

I first met my step-father when I was five, and my brothers were eleven and thirteen. He was not my step-father back then, of course, and would not officially marry my mother for another seven years, ...

I've been a stepmom for 16 years and now coach families on how build healthy relationships. Blended families often face challenges due to grief and complex emotions, which can be overlooked. It's ...

“I got that right when we got engaged,” she said. “It’s been incredibly helpful for me and also just understanding my role as a step-parent.” She added, “Step-parenting, like parenting, has no ...

Katherine Schwarzenegger knows just how hard step-parenting can be. During a July 15 appearance on the podcast “Parenting & You With Dr. Shefali,” Schwarzenegger revealed that she began working with a ...

I have had stepparents, but I have never thought in depth about what it takes to be a good stepparent. It's such an overlooked but important job: beginning a new family while blending into an existing ...

Chris Pratt is acknowledging how hard it is to step in and become a stepparent — just as his wife, Katherine Schwarzenegger, did. “It’s a tough job. Parenting is a little bit like mo-cap acting ...

Before I became a certified step-parenting coach, I myself was a stepmom drowning in a role I didn't know how to play. As a new stepmom, I was incredibly optimistic about our future as a blended ...