Until stepparents establish a love-relationship with a child, they are just external authorities, imposing boundaries.

Discipline: A Delicate Balance for Stepparents
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Until stepparents establish a love-relationship with a child, they are just external authorities, imposing boundaries.
By working together, divorced parents can help their children adjust to differences between homes.
Loyalty conflicts can’t be completely eliminated, but they can be managed. Here’s what you can do.
Adult stepchildren have just as many emotional transitions to deal with as stepfamilies with younger children.
Don’t get revenge on the destructive parent in the other home. Instead, become aggressive with good.
We can intentionally choose to bring CALM into the places we frequent.