Women in Stepfamilies Groups
People in stepfamilies often feel isolated and
alone.
Families can be stuck:
- in the dating stage,
- when thinking of joining households,
- when a wedding date is set,
- when there's a new baby,
- during vacations and summer holidays,
- when financial questions loom,
- when there are custody changes,
- when children leave for college or work,
- when adult children plan to marry.
We all have a picture of family. It is not
usually a stepfamily.
Group members share support and information about
stepfamily issues.
Support groups for women in stepfamilies meet
monthly in Brookline, Reading and Quincy.
Fee: $35/person/session.
Short-term Groups for Couples in Stepfamilies
Groups provide a place for couples to deepen
understanding of the issues that arise in stepfamilies, and to explore
adaptations that can strengthen and enhance the couple bond.
Stepfamily living offers a new complex of human
relationships with great opportunities for love and connection as well as
daunting challenges. Everyone struggles with the challenge of bonding with
someone else's child. Everyone struggles with feelings of loss, guilt, anger,
jealousy and frustration. Through dialogue with others group participants can
learn about the pitfalls and possibilities of these new family relationships.
Couples further their understanding of the
process and issues in stepfamily living.
Groups for couples with children 12 and under and
groups for couples with teen-aged children. Groups meet monthly, for six months.
Call for information about fees, time and place.
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