Preparing to Be Family
You prepare to drive a car, right? So why not prepare to be a family?
Show Notes
About the Host
About the Guest
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You prepare to drive a car, right? So why not prepare to be a family?
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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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You prepare to drive a car, right? So why not prepare to be a family?
Ron: You prepare to drive a car, right? So why not prepare to be a family?
Announcer: For FamilyLife Blended®, here’s Ron Deal.
Ron: You’ve heard me say that a healthy stepfamily is s redemptive organism of God’s grace, but that a fractured stepfamily just adds salt to the wounds. So why is it that most pre-stepfamily couples don’t prepare for life after the wedding? About two-thirds don’t discuss parenting. Many don’t consider how the timing of their wedding will impact their kids. And others don’t prepare the kids for the transition.
Hey look, preparation—for you and the kids—is one of the keys to starting out right. Take a few minutes to visit us online and download our free First Year Survival Guide. Learn what it takes to have a good blend. For FamilyLife Blended I’m Ron Deal.
Announcer: To find out more visit familylifeblended.com.
See also Ron Deal’s book: Preparing to Blend: The Couple's Guide to Becoming a Smart Stepfamily
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