My Functional Family

Making A "Dysfunctional" Family Function

Getting Gamey: Using Games for Development

getting gamey, using games for developement, castle well games, Tonia Caselman, PhD, LCSW

Introducing The Kids

introducing kids, blended families, step siblings, new relationships, divorce, maureen turner, my functional family

Missing My Step Kids

missing my step kids, blended families, summer time, maureen turner, my functional family

How Many Siblings Do You Have?

maureen turner, we are family, blended families, siblings

Be A Strong Step Parent

maureen turner, my functional family, be a strong step parent, disciplining a step child, be a role model, getting respect from your step children, be an authority figure

Advice For Step Parents

I am often asked for my advice on step families, and I always have a hard time coming up with something suitable on the spot. It’s hard to think of one thing to give as advice. Step families are complex things with so many variables, so it’s hard to know what will work for whoever [...]

Loving A Step Child

maureen turner, my functional family, loving a step child, non-birth children, blended families, raising children

Redefining My Space

maureen turner, my functional family, redefining my space, blended families

I Left… For Everyone’s Sake

maureen turner, my functional family, i left… for everyone’s sake, leaving a relationship, what’s best for your family, judging parents, priorities, for the kids sake

I’m Making A Beautiful Mosaic

I come from a pretty average family. Other than the fact that all of my friends came from families with only 2 children, and mine had 4, there wasn’t much different about us. Okay, so my mom worked and most of my friend’s moms didn’t. So my siblings were between 6 and 11 years older [...]

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