blended family
{4 minutes to read} It is no secret that bringing new partners into an existing parent-child relationship presents challenges. In blended families, parents and stepparents alike need to navigate these waters successfully and make room for the child’s emotions by momentarily setting aside their own. If you are in a blended family, you might want…
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{2:30 minutes to read} As we grow older, possibly wiser, or maybe it’s just that we have more experience, I realize that we are still not able to view situations from the perspective of the younger generations. They never knew the rotary phone and are astonished when we say: ”No, we did not have cell…
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{3:42 minutes to read} In my previous article, Blended Families, How to Cope regarding new marriages following a divorce, I talked about many of the practical issues a couple may be faced with on a day-to-day basis when bringing minor children in from previous relationships. I also gave some pointers as to how to deal…
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