Stepparent Roles
Dear Ron, I'm a new stepparent. Just what is my role when it comes to discipline? Signed, Confused, But Excited.
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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
Dear Ron, I’m a new stepparent. Just what is my role when it comes to discipline? Signed, Confused, But Excited.
Ron: Dear Ron, I’m a new stepparent. Just what is my role when it comes to discipline? Signed, Confused, But Excited.
Announcer: For FamilyLife Blended®, here’s Ron Deal.
Ron: A stepparent’s role will change over time especially when it comes to discipline. So at first, think of yourself as a teacher on the first day of school. You are the adult in charge, but your students don’t really know you that well and they certainly don’t love you. So it’s best to let the principal that is their biological parent, set the expectations and standards of conduct for your classroom. But as the school year progresses you and the students will naturally get to know each other better, and you’ll find your way into their heart.
Good stepparenting is a function of relationship. Keep building yours. For FamilyLife Blended I’m Ron Deal.
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