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Smile When You Say ‘No’

with Ron Deal | December 29, 2020
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By his own admission, Steve was demanding as a parent. He had to be after his wife died leaving him with three teenagers to raise. Years later, when he married and became a stepdad, his authoritarian style was well set. But what worked as a parent backfired as a stepparent. I suggested he put a smile with his "no." I explained we get more influential as parents when we are gentle, yet firm. When we're calm while we set boundaries or handle discipline. Grace and truth is a powerful combination.

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  • By his own admission, Steve was demanding as a parent. He had to be after his wife died leaving him with three teenagers to raise. Years later, when he married and became a stepdad, his authoritarian style was well set. But what worked as a parent backfired as a stepparent. I suggested he put a smile with his "no." I explained we get more influential as parents when we are gentle, yet firm. When we're calm while we set boundaries or handle discipline. Grace and truth is a powerful combination.

  • 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.

Here’s an idea for all parents: Smile when you say “no”.

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Smile When You Say ‘No’

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December 29, 2020
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Ron: Here’s an idea for all parents: Smile when you say “no”.

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

Ron: By his own admission, Steve was a little demanding as a parent. He sort of had to be after his wife died leaving him with three teenagers to raise. Years later, when he married and became a stepdad, his authoritarian style was pretty well set. But what worked as a parent backfired as a stepparent.

I suggested that he put a smile with his “no.” That didn’t make any sense until I explained that we get more influential as parents when we are gentle, yet firm. When we’re calm while setting boundaries or handing down discipline. You see, grace and truth is a powerful combination. For FamilyLife Blended, I’m Ron Deal.

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