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Relationships with your step-siblings
“Adapting over and over again!” It’s hard enough adapting to your parent's new partner, but now you also have to adapt to their children, too! It takes work, but what it really takes is time.
Give a helping hand. Try to find common ground, so things go as smoothly as possible. If you decide right away that these step-siblings are intruders, things will get pretty tense, don't you think?
Conflicts. If you’re having a hard time with your new step-siblings and don't seem to be able to resolve conflicts between you, try talking to your parent. The faster you talk about it, the less likely it is that things will get out of hand.
Give a helping hand. Try to find common ground, so things go as smoothly as possible. If you decide right away that these step-siblings are intruders, things will get pretty tense, don't you think?
Conflicts. If you’re having a hard time with your new step-siblings and don't seem to be able to resolve conflicts between you, try talking to your parent. The faster you talk about it, the less likely it is that things will get out of hand.