Calendar of Events

February 4, 2010, 9:00-10:00 p.m. EST, FREE live training webinar:  “Consequences Everyone Can Agree On” presented by reMarriage Magazine and Amy McCready of Postive Parenting Solutions.  For stepparents and parents of children ages 1-16 who want to reduce parenting stress and learn concrete solutions to correct misbehavior without nagging, reminding, or yelling.   See more details and sign-up!  Increase blended family cooperation and communication and get everyone, including stepparents and exes, on the same page.

February 7, 2010, 1:01 p.m., Maryland’s New Professional Basketball Team Maryland Marvels vs. NY Red Riders, Edward St. John Athletic Center, Severn School, 201 Water St., Severna Park, MD:  What better way to enjoy some great stepfamily bonding time at an affordable price!  More details at:  www.marylandmarvels.com

February 10, 2010, 4:30-5:30 p.m., 2010 Brideability Summit:  “Grow Your Wedding Biz with Encore Brides,” FREE teleseminar.  Join “reMarriage” publisher, Paula Bisacre, and bridal coach, Dina Eisenberg of www.positivelywed.com as they discuss the unique needs of remarrying brides.  Register here.

February 17, 2010, 12:00-1:30 p.m., “2010 Wedding Trends Panel Discussion & Food Tasting,” La Ferme Restaurant, Chevy Chase, MD.   Join “reMarriage” publisher, Paula Bisacre, “Washington Post” On Love Expert, Ellen McCarthy, and “Washingtonian Bride & Groom” editor-in-chief, Jill Neal for a complimentary French lunch, networking, and panel discussion on the latest industry trends.  Register here.

Building a Successful Stepfamily conference events with Christian author, speaker, and stepfamily expert Ron L. Deal are held throughout the country.  Find locations and registration information here.

To submit your event, send the information to staff@remarriagemag.com .

These nonprofit groups provide information on remarriage, blended family issues, and more:

Break the Cycle- Provides over 150 practical articles and worksheets for blended family adults, supporters, and professionals. Includes a series for survivors of significant childhood trauma, Grown Wounded Children.

Bonus Families- Bonus Families® is the only international non-profit organization dedicated to promoting peaceful coexistence between divorced or separated parents and their combined families.

Changingfocus.org - Changingfocus.org provides education and support groups for adults going through marital separation or divorce, or have lost their spouse by death. It also offers help for those who wish to develop better relationship and communication skills. Locations in Central Maryland.

Institute for Family Education- The Institute for Family Education is dedicated to helping parents and educators help children by focusing on critical success outcomes that are the basis for a higher and healthier Emotional Intelligence.

National Family Resiliency Center- The National Family Resiliency Center, Inc. (NFRC) helps children and adults better understand and accept the realities of life-changing experiences in their family, as well as give them the guidance they need in order to identify and express their feelings in a healthy and healing way.

National Stepfamily Resource Center- The National Stepfamily Resource Center’s primary objective is to serve as a clearinghouse of information, resources, and support for stepfamily members and the professionals who work with them.

The National Father’s Resource Center- The vision of Fathers for Equal Rights, Inc. is that society will recognize the right of every child to have a healthy relationship with both parents, regardless of the status of their family structure.

The Stepfamily Foundation, Inc. – founded in 1975 and headquartered in New York City, its mission is to assist you in making your family, as it is now, function well.  It has created a successful management system for the stepfamily – who unfortunately, is the unacknowledged majority.  They address the issues of: organization, partnership, couple strength, conflict of loyalties, roles, discipline, the ex spouse and much more.  They also serve faith based organizations and individuals.  It is the only organization to devote itself solely to these issues for over 30 years.  It has identified the classic dynamics and has established proven solutions. Their work is supported by substantial research involving more than 3000 people.

Additional resources:

StepMom Magazine - an on-line publication that features monthly articles about:  step-life, marriage, divorce, parenting, exes, in-laws, custody, finance and legal matters.  By subscribing, you’ll join a group of women from all over the US and Canada and become a member of the magazine’s support group forum – a private place where StepMoms can post questions, get advice, discuss common concerns and share successes.