Parenting: Getting on the Same Page
You're merging two cultures: Language, traditions and parenting expectations. Like, he always made his kids clean up the toys before coming to dinner. She let her kids clean them up after. So, who's right? Which style should they adopt as they merge families? Actually, I don't know. What I can tell you is this: you better end up on the same side as a parenting team. So, talk, negotiate, and share your perspectives then choose a path you can both support. Then, you'll have the right answer.
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You're merging two cultures: Language, traditions and parenting expectations. Like, he always made his kids clean up the toys before coming to dinner. She let her kids clean them up after. So, who's right? Which style should they adopt as they merge families? Actually, I don't know. What I can tell you is this: you better end up on the same side as a parenting team. So, talk, negotiate, and share your perspectives then choose a path you can both support. Then, you'll have the right answer.
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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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Every blended family is a cross-cultural experience.
Ron: Every blended family is a cross-cultural experience.
Announcer: For FamilyLife Blended®, here’s Ron Deal.
Ron: I mean, think about it; you’re merging two cultures. Language, traditions, even inside-jokes. Merging parenting expectations is part of this as well. Like, he always made his kids clean up the toys before coming to dinner. She let her kids clean them up after. So, who’s right? Which style should they adopt as they merge families?
Actually, I don’t know. I’ve searched the Scriptures and can’t find anything about clean-up time. What I can tell you is this: you better end up on the same side as a parenting team. So, talk and negotiate and share your perspectives then choose a path that you can both support. And then, you’ll have the right answer. For FamilyLife Blended, I’m Ron Deal.
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