PART 1

 Week 3: Understanding Step Family Formation

Have you ever experienced marriage, divorce or remarriage, or have you known a close friend or relative who has?  What was your/their experience like?  How has that experience (or lack thereof) contributed to your own understanding of step family formation?

 I remarried and I have two oldest children from my first marriage and the other two with my husband. My own experience has not been easy but manageable. 

Minimum 300 words

Part 2 

Week 3: Issues Inherent to Step Parenting

Discuss some of the issues that are inherent to step parenting and offer solutions based on the readings.

Minimum 300 words

Please read the following for this week as well as All Week 3 Online Course Materials:

• Gold, J. M. (2015). Stepping In, Stepping Out: Creating Stepfamily Rhythm. Wiley.
  • Chapter 3
  • Chapter 4
• Bliss, B. (n.d.). Step families. Parenthood in America. Retrieved from 

I remarried and I have two oldest children from my first marriage and the other two with my husband. My own experience has not been easy but manageable.