Children Quote by Claire Berman

Children are all unique, so when you're blending families it's really important to get to know each individual child... Being a stepparent can be…

— Liv Tyler

For better or worse, stepparenting is self-conscious parenting. You're damned if you do, and damned if you don't.

— Anonymous

A step parent is so much more than just a parent; they made the choice to love when they didn't have to.

— Nishan Panwar

Step-parenting and being a step-sibling presents a lot of exciting opportunities. When families break up and re-form, there may be less order, less certainty,…

— Morris Gleitzman

Being a stepparent is knowing when to step in, when to step back, when to step up, when to step out.

— Joe Buck

Stepparenting is like working at a late-night convenience store...all of the responsibility and none of the authority.

— Valerie J Lewis Coleman

A lot of new stepparents fall into the trap of letting children disobey household expectations in order to gain favor with them.

— Emily V. Gordon

Being a stepmother has worked out very well for me. I love my stepchildren very much.

— Philippa Gregory

I grew up with great relationships with my stepparents.

— Elin Nordegren

Intimacy between stepchildren and stepparents is indeed proverbially difficult.

— Murasaki Shikibu

Parents - especially step-parents - are sometimes a bit of a disappointment to their children. They don't fulfill the promise of their early years.

— Anthony Powell

“Being a stepmom is not about power or control , it's about struggle within yourself and doing what it right for your stepchild(ren) and…

— Buckeye Bonusmom