Do you have the blended/extended family blues? These can reach a peak during holiday celebrations and can be a source of distress and conflict at family gatherings throughout the year. What are the ...

Creating successful relationships within blended families requires understanding, patience, and deliberate effort. Family counselors emphasize that bringing together different personalities, ...

More than 1 in 6 children in the U.S. live most or all of the time in a blended family. But the definition of a blended family is not always two adults who marry each other and bring children from an ...

A multi-ethnic blended family at the park on a sunny day, sitting together on the ground on a blanket, laughing. The mother is African-American and father is Caucasian. Their two little boys are twins ...

When my boyfriend and I blended our families we made sure to honor past traditions. We soon realized that it was important for our new family to create our own traditions. New traditions like s'mores ...

Blended families are increasingly common, and they present some of the most nuanced and emotionally layered estate‑planning challenges. When spouses bring children from prior relationships, acquire ...

The Brady Bunch cast, circa 1970. (Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images) When people think of “blended families,” they might think of something like “The Brady Bunch”– when two people marry and each ...

Life is messy, love is unexpected, and relationships are hard — it’s no wonder so many families today are “blended.” Blended families are often the end result of a lifetime navigating the difficult ...