Mission :

Cultivate harmony and balance in stepfamilies. Preserve harmony and balance in single families transitioning into a stepfamily. Harmony: when all family members work together to achieve a common goal. Balance: when the pleasurable experiences exceed or equalize the challenges. Accomplishing my Mission: Impart insight of each family member. Explain unique dynamics of step vs. biological families. Improve communication among all family members. Promote the inclusion of non-custodial parents and family members in separate households. Offer creative solutions to resolve conflict, reduce stress, and build memories.

Aid in establishing 3 goals representing a healthy functional family. Guide the family members toward and along the path to reaching those goals.

My Vision :

There is a universal understanding that stepfamilies function differently than biological families. People are proactive in learning about the differences of stepfamilies. Divorced families take the initiative to seek for ways they can minimize the emotional stress of the divorce. The learn how to function in a healthy manner and stage themselves for becoming a stepfamily, particularly when either biological parent starts dating. All parents in stepfamilies - both step and biological - work together, without pride or prejudice, for the benefit of every member of the family, especially the children. The prefix "step" in front of any word has a neutral connotation.

Single parents feel comfortable with the decision to date, cohabitate, or marry another partner without believing they are "sacrificing" their children's happiness. Similarly, single parents don't believe they should stay single in order to "sacrifice" their own happiness for the sake of the children.The Cencus Bureau i ncludes questions related to being a "stepfamily" in the national census.