Adult Stepfamilies: An Easy Transition?

January 1, 2025

Ron, I’m marrying a man with adult children. I suppose our family transition will be easier since we have an empty nest, right? Ah, well…

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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 Preparing to Blend. Ron is a licensed marriage and family therapist, popular conference speaker, and host of the FamilyLife Blended podcast. He and his wife, Nan, have three sons and live in Little Rock, Arkansas. Learn more at FamilyLife.com/blended.

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Adult Stepfamilies: An Easy Transition?

Air date: January 1, 2025

Ron: Ron, I’m marrying a man with adult children. I suppose our family transition will be easier since we have an empty nest, right? Ah, well…

Announcer: For FamilyLife Blended®, here’s Ron Deal.

Ron: Each year thousands of single parents who have empty nests marry. A common assumption is that their adult children will be okay with it since they live on their own. But adult stepfamilies have just as many adjustments to work through as do younger stepfamilies.

Case in point: A couple is newly married and one of their adult children is complaining that home just doesn’t feel like home anymore. The biological parent feels caught between the new spouse and their child. Now, if that is you find out what the other people need from you and ask God for a heart of understanding. I think you’ll be more gracious and compassionate with one another that way. For FamilyLife Blended I’m Ron Deal.

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