Whether or not your stepkids were on board with the idea, repercussions from the change that a baby adds are inevitable.

Doing these things we’re going to talk about today doesn’t guarantee a perfect relationship between you and your stepchild, or between your stepchild and “ours baby,” but it can certainly help when it comes to resentment and jealousy building up in your stepchild, which often comes out in ugly ways.

As the stepparent, we have the power to build up our stepkids, to speak life into them.  We don’t want to be unknowingly responsible for our stepchild resenting our “ours baby” just because of the way we made our stepchild feel.  Here are some ways to lessen the sting of the changes so everyone adjusts as well as possible!