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Leaving My Kids Out

with Ron Deal | January 29, 2021
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Ron, in our stepfamily we all get along great at the holidays, but even after three years my husband's adult children often leave my kids out. Should I be concerned? Well, since they all get along to some degree, I wouldn't worry too much that the biological siblings compartmentalize some of their time. That's okay. Don't try to force togetherness. If your kids want to be included more, let them ask. It's better that you get out of the way and the siblings figure this out on their own.

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  • Ron, in our stepfamily we all get along great at the holidays, but even after three years my husband's adult children often leave my kids out. Should I be concerned? Well, since they all get along to some degree, I wouldn't worry too much that the biological siblings compartmentalize some of their time. That's okay. Don't try to force togetherness. If your kids want to be included more, let them ask. It's better that you get out of the way and the siblings figure this out on their own.

  • 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.

What do you do when one group of kids leaves out the other?

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Leaving My Kids Out

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January 29, 2021
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Ron: What do you do when one group of kids leaves out the other?

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

Ron: Ron, in our stepfamily my husband’s adult children often spend time with their younger siblings without my kids. We all get along great at the holidays, but outside of that, even after three years his kids often leave my kids out. Should I be concerned about this?

Well, there are a few considerations here. Since they all get along to some degree, I wouldn’t worry too much that the biological siblings compartmentalize some of their time. That’s okay. Don’t try to force togetherness. If your kids want to be included more, let them ask. It’s better that you get out of the way and the siblings figure this out on their own. For FamilyLife Blended, I’m Ron Deal.

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