This program explores both the obstacles and the opportunities stepfamily members are likely to encounter. During the course of the lesson, therapists point out that while there is no template for stepfamily success, families that value kindness, compassion and maturity generally fare best.

Series correlated to the text: Marriages and Families: Choices, Changes and Constraints, 6/e, by Nijole V. Benokraitis. 2007 ; "Episode #116."