Post by Admin on Jun 14, 2018 17:41:41 GMT
Here are some tips from the moms in this group:
Put the child's needs first
Don't talk negatively about either birth parent
Try to minimize tension and aggression
Be creative with visitation when it comes to friends, activities and holidays
Consider your position (are you custodial stepmom, coparenting with a birth mom or something else) and support the bio-parents
Let your spouse take the lead
Pick your battles; be positive, calm, cool and collected
Be accommodating and not authoritative
Stand up for yourself
Put the child's needs first
It's ok to share events with the birth mom
Call the kids on holidays/birthdays
Make traditions, create new holidays
Spend time on neutral ground
Ask the kids for ideas
Put the child's needs first
Don't talk negatively about either birth parent
Try to minimize tension and aggression
Be creative with visitation when it comes to friends, activities and holidays
Consider your position (are you custodial stepmom, coparenting with a birth mom or something else) and support the bio-parents
Let your spouse take the lead
Pick your battles; be positive, calm, cool and collected
Be accommodating and not authoritative
Stand up for yourself
Put the child's needs first
It's ok to share events with the birth mom
Call the kids on holidays/birthdays
Make traditions, create new holidays
Spend time on neutral ground
Ask the kids for ideas
