Through my experience as a step mother I feel I was able to master the relationship's with the kids. I would like to dive into my experiences and hope it helps others! Rule #1 Don't try to be mom or dad. Although you might be confused on what I mean if you are actually the step parent but despite the situation the child is going to have two places in his heart already accounted for which is 'mom' and 'dad' therefore this role is already taken. If the child is old enough to understand you can sit down with the child and tell them you are not "here" to replace mom or dad but simply add one extra person in their life that will be there for them. By doing this, you automatically ease the threat of taking one of those accounted places and the child will feel more at ease knowing you are not a replacement person. If the child is not old enough to understand than you are in a good place to show with your action that you are here to simply care, love...
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