Mission:Build and strengthen healthy relationships through teamwork, compassion, and total acceptance.
I. Educate
A. What is common in a stepfamily?
B. What does a healthy stepfamily look and feel like?
II. Create an Action Plan with smaller action steps
III. Offer creative solutions to resolve conflict, reduce stress, and build memories. (create a history of a new family)
A. Conflict is often the result of underlying unexpressed emotions
1. Many people don’t know how to tap into these emotions and are unable to adequately communicate how they feel
B. Build rapport between bio and step family members
IV. Cultivate a team between the co-parents first
A. between step parent and bio parent in same house
B. between both bio parents across two households (co-parenting)
C. between Mom and StepMom whenever possible
