How do you actually step parent? Well, believe it or not, there is actually no one ‘right’ way to stepparent.

To actually be a step parent means you are stepping into and stepping up into a role to try and make a difference in someone’s life.

It is human nature that very few of us can accept criticism and either change our ways or want to change our ways.

Regardless of Covid-19 restrictions, for many stepmothers, Mother’s Day 2020 in Australia on May 10 (always the second Sunday in May) will be like every other Mother’s Day.

Ask anyone and they’ll tell you that parenting is a challenge at the best of times.

Step parenting is full of challenges. So is parenting. I was a stepmum for a few years before I had my first child, a little boy.

While families around the nation will be able to access free childcare from this week, there are thousands more who will endure another week of home schooling like we all officially did last week.

While a step parent often steps in and steps up when something is amiss, there is one place no step parent in their right mind wants to go.

After 15 years of step parenting I have heard it all. The good, the bad, the plain ridiculous.

Parenting is a tough gig but so too is step parenting. In most cases, it can be even tougher.

As a step parent, doubting yourself and feeling sick either just before your stepchildren come over or just after they leave is not uncommon.