Anonymous
Post 06/22/2015 09:31     Subject: Desperate need for counselor/therapist/psychologist specializing in blended families :(

Until you find one, can you pinpoint something that is the source of tension and immediately do something different the next weekend they are with you to at least make the visits a little less tension filled? Maybe they need to spend more one on one time with their dad? Maybe they need a different space at your house? Maybe they want to invite friends over?
sm99
Post 06/22/2015 09:27     Subject: Desperate need for counselor/therapist/psychologist specializing in blended families :(

I am a step mother to 10-year old and 12 year-old girls and a parent to a 3-year old and 1-year old, and the wife of a traveling husband. The older girls are with us every weekend and now don't want to be with us so often. My husband is miserable and the tension in our house is high. We could use the skill of a counselor or therapist who could help guide us with best practices in with the issues of step-parenting and blended families. We live in the Palisades, but are willing to travel wherever for someone good. TIA.