What is the best way to handle the holidays in a blended family? I am sure that there are as many ways as there are step-families. There are a number of factors, such as distance between the bioparents and the ages of the kid[s]. Unless there is a strict Court order, I think these are some possibilities for sharing the holidays.

Alternate the holidays. Blended families could split the holidays with the other bioparent, unless there is a strict Court order in place. Perhaps on Thanksgiving, one bioparent gets the kid[s] and Christmas/Hanukkah, etc. the other bioparent gets the kid[s].

All holidays with one parent. The kid[s] could spend all holidays for one year with one bioparent and then the next year, spend all the holiday with the other bioparent. Granted, it isn’t an ideal situation, but it is an option to consider.

Split the day. One bioparent has the kid[s] part of the day and the other bioparent has the kid[s] the othe part of the day. This way, each bioparent’s families get to see their niece/nephew/grandchild on the actual holiday.

The kids[s] can spend half of the holidays with one bioparent, other half other bioparent. One parent could take Easter/Passover, Memorial Day, Fourth of July and the other bioparent could have the kid[s] on Labor Day, Thanksgiving and Christmas/Hanukkah, etc. Of course, the next year each bioparent would get the holidays they did not get the year before.

I am sure there may be other ways to figure out the holidays in a blended family, but these are a sampling of the ways to handle them.

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