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Blended Family Mom

Shirley Cress Dudley is a licensed professional counselor with a masters degree in Marriage and Family Counseling, and a masters degree in Education. She is the founder of The Blended and Step Family Resource Center and author of Blended Family Advice (Xlibris 2009.) Shirley has two kids, three step kids, two dogs and one step dog, and a husband who is learning, alongside her to blend our families together! She has a passion for helping blended families grow strong and be successful. You can follower her at: Twitter: @BlendedFamily4U Facebook: Shirley Cress Dudley and The Blended and Step Family Resource Center Blog: Blended Family Advice Linked In: Shirley Cress Dudley and her Blended Family Forum Group Website: http://www.TheBlendedandStepFamilyResourceCenter.com
The weather is cold and you’re sometimes stuck in the house, with nothing to do. It’s time to work on blending your stepfamily!   Blended families get to know each other better by doing things together.    Plan a fe ... Read more...
It’s a New Year, and time to get organized in your blended family. You may have a spouse, kids who live in your house, and step kids who visit, and other relatives who visit occasionally. It can get pretty complicated in blended and stepfamilies home ... Read more...
Have you ever sat down, the week before Thanksgiving, and figured out no one talked about visitation? You don’t know who’s staying with whom, or how many are coming for Thanksgiving meal? It’s just crazy to not plan ahead! Read more...
A bi-racial couple, who is going to get married soon and become a blended family recently asked how to respond to people who stare or say rude comments to them.  Your extended family You can talk with your extended family, and prepare them ... Read more...
A stepmom asks: We are having quite a lot of trouble with the biological mom.  My husband has been divorced for 5 years and we have been together for 3 years.  I have an 18 year old and 14 year old.  He has an 11, 7 and 5 year old.  ... Read more...
Grandparent's Day is Sunday, September 13th.  This day was founded by Marian McQuade, a housewife who wanted to recognize and appreciate the grandparents in nursing homes.  Na ... Read more...
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You and your new love have decided to blend your families.  Now it's time to help your Mom and Dad with some tips on how to respond to your newly blended family.   1- Treat all children the equally and fairly:  Treat your step ... Read more...
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Summer is almost over and it's time to prepare my blended family for the school year. Purchase a Calendar I purchase a large calendar and a pack of markers. Each child is assigned a color.  I then take the various school cal ... Read more...
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