# How do I form a healthy relationship with my stepchild? Parenting SOS with Cilla Appeaning

An episode of [Happy Mum](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1277078956), 20 Aug 2024, 34 min.

Audio: https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/happymumhappybaby/e/66b60ddd03642c2338ded3a0/media.mp3

It’s estimated that around 1 in 3 families in the UK are a blended family, which means more of us than ever are becoming stepparents. Why then, is there still such a stigma attached to stepmothers in particular? And where is the support for them? These are questions Cilla Appeaning asked when she met her now husband and became a stepmum to his two children. And so she founded the Stepmums Club, a platform to provide support to the growing number of stepmums and to reject that harmful ‘wicked stepmother’ stereotype. She and Gi discuss the challenges that come with living in a blended family, and Cilla answers some of your questions on stepparenting. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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