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Stepmothers are being recognized by The White House For Mother's Day
By Claudette Chenevert on May 8, 2010 | In Stepfamilies | Send feedback »
For years, stepmoms have been struggling to be validated and recognized as an important part of the children's lives. They do many of the same things biological mothers do, except give birth.
Through the strong dedication and work of Christy Tusing- Borgeld, Founder of National Stepfamily Day (which is on the 16th of Steptember), President Obama had included stepmoms in his Presidential Proclamation for Mother's Day.
http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/presidential-proclamation-mothers-day
This is a major milestone for many women that do so much for our future generations. These children are not just children but they are tomorrows leaders and parents of future generations.
I wish to give a great round of applause to Christy and again wish a great Mother's Day to all women in the role of mother.
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What is a Mother?
By Claudette Chenevert on May 7, 2010 | In Stepfamilies | Send feedback »
This is an article that I wrote for my members of Info Step, a newsletter for stepfamilies. I decided to share with you "What Is A Mother?" in honor of Mother's Day.
If you would like to read more articles like this one, you can sign up for my monthly ezine called Info Steps at www.coachingsteps.com.
Many women struggle with the idea of one day becoming a mother, when to become a one, if she will, how many kids, etc.
As little girls, we often played with dolls imitating our mothers, taking care of our "babies", playing house, pretending to cook, clean, and more. Play is where children learn to be adults and the kind of adults they will become. They also learn what king of role in life they will play through role modeling from the adults around them.
So what is a mother? Is it only the person that gives birth to you or is it more than that? There is strong debate in the stepfamily communities (and in other relationship communities also) about what it means to be a mother. Let me share my perspective and experience on this.
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