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Prof Shinji Nozawa of Meiji Gakuin University, an expert on family sociology. He says parents and children forming new families as a result of remarriage face particular difficulties developing parent-child relationships. (Yomiuri Shimbun)
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The stepparent is better off not to act as a 'parent' from the start. Instead, it's important for stepparents to keep a proper distance and find the right way to interact with their stepchildren.
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whyRUasking
An expert in backwater sociology. This quack actually has a degree? Where'd he get it from, "Dummas U.?"
It's imbeciles like this that make Japan the laughing stock of the 21st century world. This advice flies in the face of everything I've read and learned. Granted, he MIGHT be talking about a teenager, but...
Judderman
it depends on how old the child is and also how comfortable the real parent is in having him/her act as a parent to their child.a younger child might benefit better from having a more balanced home life with both a mom and a dad so the stepparent would be required to do more active parenting there.older kids like teenagers maybe less so,if you know what i mean.dishing out punishment would be the hardest thing for a stepparent if the child does something wrong.