Learn to love your parent’s new spouse—and family

Dealing with stepparents isn’t just a kid’s problem anymore. With more and more older parents remarrying, you could be one of the many adults having to deal with the issues that arise from these later-in-life unions. Luckily, Terri P. Smith is here to help you out with what to do after your parent walks down the aisle, again.

Smith deals with conflicts such as:

• Sharing time between stepfamilies
• Managing family rituals
• Figuring out what to do with prized possessions
• Handling wills, inheritances, and trust funds
• Living arrangements
• Caregiving and illness
• Building relationships with grandchildren—his and hers
• Maneuvering holidays and vacations

These practical solutions and emotionally satisfying answers will relieve the strain of your parent’s remarrying, and allow you to enjoy your new extended family.