Step-family Talk

Today we are looking into a step site called STEP-Carefully

Step Carefully offers a number of highly valuable resources, including helpful articles such as Ten Stepfamily Commandments along with a variety of other very useful articles that are easy to read and not written in a manner of speaking down to you.

They also offer a number of other resources such as a support group, private marriage coaching for both married couples and those about to venture into the field of step-parenting. They also offer a storefront with stepparenting products such as tshirts and mouse pads with their website logo.

Today I’m going to talk a little bit about a site focused on the step parents themselves.

StepTalk.Org

This is a blog style site where step parents can go and basically just vent. We all know that you always feel better after you just get it off your chest and it doesn’t really matter the venue you chose to do so. I very often times use this blog to vent about the things that bother me as a step parent and wife. Step Talk. Org offers parents a place to vent and read what others are going through as well.

It’s always nice to know that you aren’t alone in the struggle as a step parent. I know with me I always feel better after hearing what other people are going through. It’s as though I have a huge support system out there going through basically the same if not worse stuff than I am. That is something you can cling to when your little life raft gets tossed among the waves of parenthood.

The site also contains some great features such as book reviews, recipes, and news updates

Tuesday seems like as good a day as any to quit complaining (even if only for just the one day) and start sharing a little information that might be helpful to step parents out there. So I’m going to offer a little review of a step parenting website every week on Tuesday.

Today I took a look at Step-Parenting.com Now my biggest problem with this website is the vast majority of the infomation that is offers is available only by buying it. I know we all have to make a living and I’m not saying there is anything wrong with making a little extra doing what you know and offering advice (with a fee) to those out there struggling in that area and willing to pay. But for me it just doesn’t work. While I’m all about being a better step-mom I just simply cannot afford advice that I have to pay for.

They do however offer a number of cost free articles about a variety of issues facing step parents, such as ‘How To Handle a Hostile Ex’. Now that is an article we could use around here.