Stepparenting: Bonding Tips
Emotional bonding should be your first priority. Stepkids of every age are like everyone else. They want to know how much you care before they care how much you know. If you have natural connecting points make the most of them. Take interest in things they are interested in. Or if they are interested in your talents or skills share what you’re good at. Teach them to play the guitar or build something for the house or use a software program. Find things that make both of you smile and share them.
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Emotional bonding should be your first priority. Stepkids of every age are like everyone else. They want to know how much you care before they care how much you know. If you have natural connecting points make the most of them. Take interest in things they are interested in. Or if they are interested in your talents or skills share what you’re good at. Teach them to play the guitar or build something for the house or use a software program. Find things that make both of you smile and share them.
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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
Okay, so you’re a new stepparent or stepgrandparent and you’re trying to figure out where to start.
Ron: Okay, so you’re a new stepparent or stepgrandparent and you’re trying to figure out where to start.
Announcer: For FamilyLife Blended®, here’s Ron Deal.
Ron: Well, emotional bonding really should be your first priority. Stepkids of every age are just like everyone else. They want to know how much you care before they care how much you know. So if you have some natural connecting points be sure to make the most of them.
If you both like baseball, then be intentional to play or watch or talk about baseball. You can also take interest in things that they are interested in. On the flip side, if they are interested in your talents or skills share what you’re good at. Teach them to play the guitar or build something for the house or use a software program. The bottom line is this, find things that make both of you smile and share them. For FamilyLife Blended I’m Ron Deal.
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