Okay, I’m talking to the kids today. Have you ever noticed that sometimes when we’re sad on the inside, we act grumpy on the outside?
Because we parents love our kids, we are vigilant to protect them from harm. What’s sobering though, is all the things we can’t control.
One of the most stressful aspects of blended family life is the relationship between a stepparent and stepkids. Here are four tips to help you manage the emotions you feel.
Obviously, sexual stress negatively impacts a marriage. Blended-family marriages are no different, but the nature of the stressors is different.
Dave Weier considers it pure joy to father three stepsons. But while he didn’t hesitate to step in, he admits it wasn’t always easy.
Okay, if you have any relationships, anybody you care about, I want to give you a principle that will strengthen those relationships. Are you listening?
Compared to other siblings stepsiblings have less conflict. That may not be as good as it sounds.
How do you help a lost or angry child who battles against the family? Ron Deal speaks with psychologist Danny Huerta on troubled kids in a stepfamily.
But Ron, I don’t want to date someone who has kids.” Well, good. I don’t want you to either.
Have you ever thought about how dysfunctional the families of the Bible were?
Here’s a fun fact for you. In the early years of a blended family the level of stress is typically very high.
Here’s a not so secret quality of strong families. They have fun together.
Now I know you’ve heard me say some crazy things but this one takes the cake. Learn to endure disharmony in your home.
