Dating: Best Practices 2–Adult Kids
I've heard that a lot, especially from widows. Adult kids care quite a bit about what's happening to their parent and how it's going to change the family. So, when a parent makes it their agenda to get their adult child to accept their dating partner sometimes it backfires. Instead offer soft invitations, not demanding ones. It's more respectful and lets them engage when they are ready. Hey, adding someone to the family portrait at any age changes a lot. Be sure to step together.
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I've heard that a lot, especially from widows. Adult kids care quite a bit about what's happening to their parent and how it's going to change the family. So, when a parent makes it their agenda to get their adult child to accept their dating partner sometimes it backfires. Instead offer soft invitations, not demanding ones. It's more respectful and lets them engage when they are ready. Hey, adding someone to the family portrait at any age changes a lot. Be sure to step together.
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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
Ron, because my children are adults, I thought me dating wouldn’t be a problem. Boy was I wrong.
Ron: Ron, because my children are adults, I thought me dating wouldn’t be a problem. Boy was I wrong.
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Ron: You know, I’ve heard that a lot, especially from widows. You see, adult kids care quite a bit about what’s happening to their parent and how it’s going to change the family. So, when a parent makes it their agenda to get their adult child to accept their dating partner sometimes it backfires.
Instead offer soft invitations, not demanding ones. “Brian is having dinner with me on Saturday and you’re welcome to join us if you’d like.” That feels a whole lot more respectful and lets them engage when they are ready. Hey, adding someone to the family portrait at any age changes a lot. Be sure to step together. For FamilyLife Blended I’m Ron Deal.
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