Stepparenting myths have been around a long time, and they can negatively impact stepparents if not understood well. Although there might be some truth to them, the non-truth messages create tension and confusion for us. Ron Deal talks with Gayla Grace about how to sort through the reality and false messages of myths such as: All stepmothers are wicked and all stepfathers are abusive, stepparents can easily take on a high parental role, stepfamilies can behave as traditional families, we will love biological and stepchildren the same, and if you call them "my children," they will like being your children.
Show Notes and Resources

200: Childhood-trauma Healing: When One Stepparent Changed Everything
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199: Helping Kids With Big Emotions: Why They're Not Just "Acting Out"
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198: Remarriage After the Death of a Spouse: Why It's Harder Than You Think
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