Stressors among Stepfamily Relatives

   Kinfolk in all families have role and relationship problems. Rela-tives in stepfamilies often have more simultaneous problems be-cause of clash-ing traditions, unclear roles, psychological wounds, loyalties, and ignorance of stepfamily realities. Common problems include...

●  Perspective on step-kin

●  Boundary conflicts

●  Celebration and tradition     conflicts (e.g. holidays)

●  Stepfamily role (responsi-     bility / authority) conflicts

●  "Money" conflicts

●  Stepfamily identity conflicts

●  Stepfamily membership con-     flicts

●  Disapproval and rejection

●  Significant disinterest

●  Significant favoritism (loyalty     conflicts)

●  Issues  among co-grandpar-    ents and co-grandkids

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