stepparent

IPA: stˈɛpˈɛrʌnt

Examples of "stepparent" in Sentences

Perhaps the most striking, and potentially disturbing, new research has to do with children in stepparent families.
According to one survey, nearly half of all children in stepparent families will see their parents divorce again by the time they reach their late teens.
Children of a stepparent from a previous marriage are "les enfants du premier lit" ou "du second lit" depending on the speaker's relation to the said children.
According to McLanahan's research, children in stepparent families report lower educational aspirations on the part of their parents and lower levels of parental involvement with schoolwork.
The financial commitment to a child's education appears weaker in stepparent families, perhaps because the stepparent believes that the responsibility for educating the child rests with the biological parent.
Some will eventually live in stepparent families, but because stepfamilies are more likely to break up than intact (by which I mean two-biological-parent) families, an increasing number of children will experience family breakup two or even three times during childhood.