New Stepparent, Sassy Teenager
Maria is a new stepmom with a 15-year-old stepson who she described as sassy and disrespectful. Maria, you're not alone. Any parent with a teenager-even a biological parent-recognizes these attitudes. It's part of the territory. Not knowing your role and having a distant relationship with him doesn't help either. So, lower your expectations. When you stepson is disrespectful let your husband take the lead. And even though your stepson acts like you're invisible, don't disappear. Stay engaged.
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Maria is a new stepmom with a 15-year-old stepson who she described as sassy and disrespectful. Maria, you're not alone. Any parent with a teenager-even a biological parent-recognizes these attitudes. It's part of the territory. Not knowing your role and having a distant relationship with him doesn't help either. So, lower your expectations. When you stepson is disrespectful let your husband take the lead. And even though your stepson acts like you're invisible, don't disappear. Stay engaged.
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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
I need help, Ron. I’ve got a sassy teenager.
