Creating a stepfamily is a process just like building a house. There’s a need for preparation, vision, time, energy, compromise, patience and much more. While you may be overwhelmed with feelings of love and desire right now, creating stepfamily home together requires a very strong foundation and there’s a lot to consider. Don’t be in a rush!

Two weeks or ten weeks of holiday time ahead. Planning, rescheduling, and organising your day will and can be such a challenge. Especially if you are all working. You may have a stepfamily where the children are from your partners' prior marriage, your own and your partners' children from previous marriages, and you may have children together. This adds to those challenges.