Re: Step Parents
Children should call their step parent whatever they are comfortable calling them (as long as it is respectful). Its hard enough having to accept another parental figure in their life let alone being forced to call them something they dont want to.
In the meantime...the step parent can always tell them what they would like to hear without imposing it on them. Eventually they may start to feel comfortable enough to call them mom/dad/ammi/abu..but let them do it on their own and when they are ready.