How can you be the best stepparent you can be when half of your stepchild’s life is out of your hands? Jamie is a stepmother trying to find the most helpful and healthy way to show up for her husband and his son, a role she cherishes though sometimes finds hard and confusing, particularly when it comes to the rules and expectations set by the bio mom. This is an episode about unconventional arrangements and the challenges that they can bring, as well as the unique opportunities they present for connection, growth, and love. 

Talkaboutable is produced by Lemonada Media, in partnership with the Ohana Center for Child and Family Mental Health at Montage Health, and made possible through funding from the Montage Health Foundation. Together, we are committed to helping families talk about the issues children, teens, and young adults are facing today. We believe that when these conversations happen at home — even about the most challenging subjects — children build the skills they need to flourish. Because when families are connected, the hard moments become more bearable, the good moments become even better, and it all becomes Talkaboutable. 

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How can you be the best stepparent you can be when half of your stepchild&rsquo;s life is out of your hands? Jamie is a stepmother trying to find the most helpful and healthy way to show up for her husband and his son, a role she cherishes though sometimes finds hard and confusing,&nbsp;particularly when it comes to the rules and expectations set by the bio mom. This is an episode about unconventional arrangements and the challenges that they can bring, as well as the unique opportunities they present for connection, growth, and love.&nbsp;
Talkaboutable is produced by Lemonada Media, in partnership with the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.montagehealth.org/care-treatment/mental-behavioral/ohana/">Ohana Center for Child and Family Mental Health</a> at <a href="https://www.montagehealth.org/">Montage Health</a>, and made possible through funding from the Montage Health Foundation. Together, we are committed to helping families talk about the issues children, teens, and young adults are facing today. We believe that when these conversations happen at home &mdash; even about the most challenging subjects &mdash; children build the skills they need to flourish. Because when families are connected, the hard moments become more bearable, the good moments become even better, and it all becomes Talkaboutable.&nbsp;
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Ever wish someone could just tell you the right thing to say to your kid? Me too. Parenting brings us the greatest gifts and it can be messy, confusing, and downright exhausting. 

 

I’m Dr. Susan Swick, a child and adolescent psychiatrist. I’m also a mom of 4. And I believe if you can talk about it with your kids, you can tackle it. We can make it Talkaboutable. 

 

Each episode, I’ll hear from a parent about what’s keeping them up at night and together, we’ll unlock how they are already equipped to face and manage it. When our kids handle even the most difficult situations alongside a caring adult, the hard moments become more bearable, and the good moments become even better. 

 

From Lemonada Media in partnership with the Ohana Center for Child and Family Mental Health at Montage Health, new episodes out every Tuesday.

Ever wish someone could just tell you the right thing to say to your kid? Me too. Parenting brings us the greatest gifts and it can be messy, confusing, and downright exhausting.&nbsp;
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I&rsquo;m Dr. Susan Swick, a child and adolescent psychiatrist. I&rsquo;m also a mom of 4. And I believe if you can talk about it with your kids, you can tackle it. We can make it Talkaboutable.&nbsp;
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Each episode, I&rsquo;ll hear from a parent about what&rsquo;s keeping them up at night and together, we&rsquo;ll unlock how they are already equipped to face and manage it. When our kids handle even the most difficult situations alongside a caring adult, the hard moments become more bearable, and the good moments become even better.&nbsp;
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From&nbsp;<a href="https://lemonadamedia.com/">Lemonada Media</a> in partnership with the <a href="https://www.montagehealth.org/care-treatment/mental-behavioral/ohana/">Ohana Center for Child and Family Mental Health</a> at <a href="https://www.montagehealth.org/">Montage Health</a>, new episodes out every Tuesday.

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