Reply to Stepdaughter wants to move in full time

Forum Index » Parenting -- Special Concerns

Reply to "Stepdaughter wants to move in full time"

Subject:

Emoticons





More smilies

Text Color: Font: Close Marks

[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Wow some PPs are harsh. It’s OP’s house too. She takes the kid half the week, every week, and is for all reports (including the stepdaughter) a great (or at least decent) stepmom.

There’s no abuse at the other house. How do you know she’s not in her room because she can’t behave appropriately and is in a timeout.

OP married into a particular arrangement. She pays and contributes towards her house. She’s under no obligation (moral or otherwise) to take in a teen full time due to some conflict at her other home.

And in a few years the child may be demanding to move back when she doesn’t like the rules at OPs house.[/quote]

If you knew anything about child development, you would know that the needs of an infant are different from a toddler, the needs of a preschooler are different than the needs of an elementary kid, the needs of an elementary kid are different from a middle schooler, the needs of a young teen or tween are different than the needs of a high schooler and the needs of a freshman or sophomore are different than the needs of a senior going off to college or a college student almost on their own.

Parenting changes and adapts as kids move through the normal phases of their lives.

Being a divorced family or a step family does not change this fact of life.

Adapt to the child's changing needs as they move through the natural phases of life, just as you would if she were your blood offspring growing up in an intact home.[/quote]

Options

	Disable HTML in this message
	Disable BB Code in this message
	Disable smilies in this message

Review message

Search Recent Topics Hottest Topics