High Stress
Well, that’s really not fun at all is it? That’s why you need to know that stress is high for stepfamilies in the beginning. That doesn’t mean you’ve made a mistake. Merging traditions and parenting styles, personal preferences and backgrounds, and family rules and all of that stuff is just tough. Not everyone in the house is going to be happy with everything that is taking place. Your family is in process. Over time the stress is going to come down and your family harmony is going to go up.
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About the Guest
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Well, that’s really not fun at all is it? That’s why you need to know that stress is high for stepfamilies in the beginning. That doesn’t mean you’ve made a mistake. Merging traditions and parenting styles, personal preferences and backgrounds, and family rules and all of that stuff is just tough. Not everyone in the house is going to be happy with everything that is taking place. Your family is in process. Over time the stress is going to come down and your family harmony is going to go up.
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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
Here’s a fun fact for you. In the early years of a blended family the level of stress is typically very high.
Ron: Here’s a fun fact for you. In the early years of a blended family the level of stress is typically very high.
Announcer: For FamilyLife Blended®, here’s Ron Deal.
Ron: Well, of course that’s really not fun at all is it? That’s why you need to know that stress is high for stepfamilies in the beginning. That doesn’t mean that you’ve made a mistake. Merging traditions and parenting styles, personal preferences and backgrounds, and family rules, and all of that stuff is just tough. Not everyone in the house is going to be happy with everything that is taking place.
So listen, your family is in process. OK. Over time you’re going to figure some things out. The stress is going to come down and your family harmony is going to go up. So will your sanity at least for a little while. For FamilyLife Blended I’m Ron Deal.
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