The Quality of the Relationship Between Step-Parent and Stepchild

Multiple Choice

The quality of the relationship between step-parent and stepchild:

A) Appears to depend at least in part on whether only one spouse or both has children from a previous relationship.
B) Affects over 40 million children in the United States today.
C) Is exaggerated by the 'step-mother myth.' Step-parenting differs little in quality for other forms of parenting.
D) Is unaffected by whether or not the step-parent chooses to raise the child as her or his own.