Big Mistake 1: No Blueprint
That would be a big mistake. But nearly as bad, some couples start to build their stepfamily home with a biological family blueprint. That just doesn't make sense. The role of a stepparent is very different than a biological parent. Blended family blueprints make sense of the differences and how loss affects kids, holiday stress, between home conflicts...the list goes on and on. Yes, stepfamilies need blueprints designed for stepfamilies. Follow those plans and your home will be solid.
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That would be a big mistake. But nearly as bad, some couples start to build their stepfamily home with a biological family blueprint. That just doesn't make sense. The role of a stepparent is very different than a biological parent. Blended family blueprints make sense of the differences and how loss affects kids, holiday stress, between home conflicts...the list goes on and on. Yes, stepfamilies need blueprints designed for stepfamilies. Follow those plans and your home will be solid.
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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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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
Have you ever tried to build a home without a blueprint?
