September 16 is Stepfamily Day!
By Emily Bouchard

In the United States, and perhaps in other countries as well, September 16 has been designated as ?œStepfamily Day?? A day dedicated to the stepfamily. A day to honor all the StepHeroes out there who choose every day to be parents to ALL the children in their lives.

What will you do to honor your family on this special day? Some communities have picnic celebrations planned. Some blended families choose to spend the day together, as a family, without any electronic devices on for the whole day. Other stepfamilies go to a favorite place with friends and play together. And the vast majority let the day go by as any other day and miss the chance to honor themselves for all the effort and hard work it takes to make a blended family work. Why? Because they do not even know this day exists for them. They are not aware of all the resources out there for them. They believe that they are the only ones who are experiencing what it is like to be in a blended family and they feel all alone.