by Dr. Jann Blackstone | May 18, 2022 | Ask the Expert, Dr. Jann Blackstone, Stepparents
Dear Dr. Jann, I’m really having a problem dealing with my husband’s co-parent. I know it’s crazy, but I can’t get past the fact that she was once important to my man. She drops off the kids—they stay with us every other weekend and Thursdays after school–and she...
by Hon. Sherrill A. Ellsworth (retired) | May 19, 2020 | Ask the Expert, Blended Families, Co-parenting, Sherrill Ellsworth, Stepparents
The title of ‘Step Mom’ can be such an unenviable one. One minute you are cool, the next you are unfriended or simply disregarded. You may be branded as the questionable adult in the room with little to no parental power. Did you break up the marriage? Are you trying...
by Dr. Jann Blackstone | Jul 8, 2018 | Ask the Expert, Dating, Dealing with Conflict, Dr. Jann Blackstone, Stepparents
After a break-up, parents often ask for a list, something to which they can refer to, that will help them deal with their ex in a positive manner – especially if they are really angry and their kids are around. Ironically, we ended up with ten rules and as I read the...
