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8 May 2019

FOR ALL THE ‘OTHER MOTHERS’

Recognising ‘ALL’ Stepmothers/Other Mothers/ Spare mothers/ on Mother’s Day May 12th Posted by: Phoebe Wallish There are over a million of us living in step and blended families Anyone willing to take on the care of another’s child deserves our appreciation and recognition! Step and blended families start off as strangers however with care, patience, […]

11 December 2018

Helping your Stepfamily over the Holidays – ‘The Survival Guide’

Contemporary Australian families look significantly different to what they did a generation ago. Step and blended families are our fastest growing family types and face unique difficulties over this so called “most wonderful time of the year”.

13 May 2018

MOTHER’S DAY’S FASTEST GROWING SECTOR – STEPMUMS

Step and blended families are the fastest growing family type with 1 in 4 families now spending some time in a step or blended family. This Mother’s Day will be a very different experience for the 40,000+ women around the country who are step mums involved in raising other people’s children and make extraordinary sacrifices every day in doing so.

15 December 2017

AUSTRALIAN STEPFAMILIES FACE THEIR MOST CHALLENGING TIME

Contemporary Australian families look significantly different to what they did a generation ago. There are new and old parents and partners and siblings, not to mention different cultures, religions and traditions –step and blended families face unique difficulties over this so called “most wonderful time of the year”.

2 August 2017

National Stepfamilies Day recognised on ABC

National Stepfamilies Day was recognised today! Thanks @ABCTV National Stepfamilies Day was recognised today! Thanks @ABCTV Posted by Stepfamilies Australia on Sunday, 30 July 2017

13 July 2017

Acknowledging Our Everyday Superheroes

Life is hard for a lot of people and, for those in stepfamilies, ‘reality’ can be particularly tricky. It can be all sorts of challenging and all sorts of rewarding, and it is what confronts hundreds-of-thousands each and every day. In Australia, the last Sunday in July (30th) marks National Stepfamilies Day.