Part-time Kids
Hey Ron, what should we expect from the part-time kids in our home?
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About the Guest
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Hey Ron, what should we expect from the part-time kids in our home?
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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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Hey Ron, what should we expect from the part-time kids in our home?
Ron: Hey Ron, what should we expect from the part-time kids in our home?
Announcer: For FamilyLife Blended®, here’s Ron Deal.
Ron: Some single parent and blended families know that it’s tough to balance your expectations for kids that you have on the weekends or during the summer, especially when you have other children full time. Personally, I think you should try and spend some focused time with kids who come on the weekends. Even if it means disappointing someone, try to carve out some one-on-one time to make the most of your opportunity. But also, make time for all the kids to be together and never show preference in gift-giving or affection.
As for chores, you just can’t expect a two-day a week child to carry the same load as a child who is there all week, but listen, nobody gets a free pass. On the days that they are there everyone carries their own weight. For FamilyLife Blended I’m Ron Deal.
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