By Jeannette Lofas Step 1. Schedule time to go out alone, to dine alone. Don't talk about step. Talk about the movie you have just seen, Russia and the United States, the latest gossip, poetry, anything but step. Talk about the things you used to talk about when you first fell in love.
Strong leadership provides stability for the new relationships forming in the stepfamily.
Discipline is dealt with authority and unity from the couple. Anger and dissension between the couple over discipline and other issues are better discussed privately. Learn to agree and learn to disagree. Table negative issues. Resolve them with a counselor.