Do Your Homework
Single parents often ask me if they should get married and form a blended family. Honestly, I don't have any idea what's best for you and the kids. But I do know that just because you've fallen in love with a person doesn't mean you'll know how to be a family. A wedding that includes children is a package deal. The better you understand the package the stronger your family will be. So, dating couples, I know this doesn't sound very romantic but it's time to go back to school. Stepfamily School.
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Single parents often ask me if they should get married and form a blended family. Honestly, I don't have any idea what's best for you and the kids. But I do know that just because you've fallen in love with a person doesn't mean you'll know how to be a family. A wedding that includes children is a package deal. The better you understand the package the stronger your family will be. So, dating couples, I know this doesn't sound very romantic but it's time to go back to school. Stepfamily School.
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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
If you’re single and dating and at least one of you has kids, you need to do your homework.
