Dr. Patricia Papernow discusses how critical it is to validate a child’s feelings within a stepfamily and how to effectively do so. Dr. Papernow is a psychologist in private practice in Hudson, MA, where she divides her time between clinical
Healthy Communication in Step-Families
How family members talk and act with each other says a lot about how well they function as a family. When it comes to communication, most families could use a little help to improve their skills. For stepfamilies, the need