Did you know that 1300 new stepfamilies aka “blended families,” are forming every day (US Bureau of Census, 2023)? Blended families take on many forms, each situation is unique and usually complex. Some common types of blended families include, but are not limited to the following:
Divorced families where the children live with one parent and visit with the other
Remarried or recoupled parents
Single parents who are either dating or alone
Minority group couples with children from a prior relationship (ex: mixed race families, LGBTQIA+ families)
Foster or adopted children
Kinship families (whether by choice or by law)
Children of families created from a disruption in their family such as addiction and/or abuse
Children with a deceased parent and reside with the living parent
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