The Parental Unity Rules Part 2
When things change maintain your parental unity by letting the biological parent communicate the change in rule. Sometimes a stepparents authority is naturally questioned by kids. When things are changing they really need to hear from their mom or dad. Have a parent meeting to discuss what the new rule is and how you're going to communicate it and then stand side by side as the biological parent does much of the talking. It is vitally important that you maintain a united front.
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About the Guest
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When things change maintain your parental unity by letting the biological parent communicate the change in rule. Sometimes a stepparents authority is naturally questioned by kids. When things are changing they really need to hear from their mom or dad. Have a parent meeting to discuss what the new rule is and how you're going to communicate it and then stand side by side as the biological parent does much of the talking. It is vitally important that you maintain a united front.
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Ron Deal
Ron L. Deal is one of the most widely read and viewed experts on blended families in the country. He is Director of FamilyLife Blended® for FamilyLife®, founder of Smart Stepfamilies™, and the author and Consulting Editor of the Smart Stepfamily Series of books including the bestselling Building Love Together in Blended Families: The 5 Love Languages® and Becoming Stepfamily Smart (with Dr. Gary Chapman), The Smart Stepfamily: 7 Steps to a Healthy Family, and ...more
Now here’s another no-brainer about blended families: adding a stepparent to the parenting team is bound to change something.
Ron: Now here’s another no-brainer about blended families: adding a stepparent to the parenting team is bound to change something.
Announcer: For FamilyLife Blended®, here’s Ron Deal.
Ron: Yeah, things are going to change. But you have to maintain your parental unity when they do so let the biological parent communicate the change in rule. Sometimes a stepparent’s authority is naturally questioned by kids. When things are changing they really need to hear from their mom or dad. So, you might as well start there.
Have a parent meeting to discuss what the new rule is and how you’re going to communicate it and then stand side by side as the biological parent does much of the talking. You know it is vitally important that you maintain a united front. Remember, united you stand, but divided they fall. For FamilyLife Blended I’m Ron Deal.
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