About the Guest
Ron Deal
Ron Deal is Director of FamilyLife Blended®️ for FamilyLife®️ and President of Smart Stepfamilies™️. He is a family ministry consultant and conducts marriage and family seminars around the country; he specializes in marriage education and stepfamily enrichment. He is one of the most widely read authors on stepfamily living in the country.
About the Host
Ron Deal
Ron Deal is Director of FamilyLife Blended®️ for FamilyLife®️ and President of Smart Stepfamilies™️. He is a family ministry consultant and conducts marriage and family seminars around the country; he specializes in marriage education and stepfamily enrichment. He is one of the most widely read authors on stepfamily living in the country.
Episode Transcript
Ron: When a parent dies, a child needs to stay in touch.
Announcer: For FamilyLife Blended®, here’s Ron Deal.
Ron: Children of divorce can stay in contact with both parents. When a parent dies a child can’t. But in her book, Stepparenting the Grieving Child, author Diane Fromme points out that the need to maintain an emotional connection to a parent does not end just because the parent dies.
The living parent and stepparent can help with this: acknowledge the deceased parent over time; write letters or song lyrics to the parent; look at pictures and talk about them; and put an empty chair at the table for special meals. Help the child bring the deceased parent along with them through life and a healthy connection will endure. For FamilyLife Blended I’m Ron Deal.
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