Another form of stepfamilies is a father-stepmother family. This occurs when “all of the children are the biological children of the father and the stepchildren of the mother” (Judge 2015). This can be seen when the mother is incapable or not around to help with the children. Children will then live with their father for majority of the time with a different mother. Lastly there is a joint stepfamily. A joint stepfamily is when “ at least one child is the biological child of both parents, or at least one child is the biological child of only one parent and a stepchild of the other parent, and there are no other children present” (Judge 2015). Stepfamilies also can consist of parents who are gay or lesbian also. Unfortunately these families face more scrutiny because of the negative stereotype behind them being gay or lesbian. There is often a lot of backlash from society and their own community on the blended family. However most of the challenges that these stepfamilies face come from the stereotypes that are associated with
Another form of stepfamilies is a father-stepmother family. This occurs when “all of the children are the biological children of the father and the stepchildren of the mother” (Judge 2015). This can be seen when the mother is incapable or not around to help with the children. Children will then live with their father for majority of the time with a different mother. Lastly there is a joint stepfamily. A joint stepfamily is when “ at least one child is the biological child of both parents, or at least one child is the biological child of only one parent and a stepchild of the other parent, and there are no other children present” (Judge 2015). Stepfamilies also can consist of parents who are gay or lesbian also. Unfortunately these families face more scrutiny because of the negative stereotype behind them being gay or lesbian. There is often a lot of backlash from society and their own community on the blended family. However most of the challenges that these stepfamilies face come from the stereotypes that are associated with