About the Guest
Ron Deal
Ron Deal is Director of FamilyLife Blended®️ for FamilyLife®️ and President of Smart Stepfamilies™️. He is a family ministry consultant and conducts marriage and family seminars around the country; he specializes in marriage education and stepfamily enrichment. He is one of the most widely read authors on stepfamily living in the country.
About the Host
Ron Deal
Ron Deal is Director of FamilyLife Blended®️ for FamilyLife®️ and President of Smart Stepfamilies™️. He is a family ministry consultant and conducts marriage and family seminars around the country; he specializes in marriage education and stepfamily enrichment. He is one of the most widely read authors on stepfamily living in the country.
Episode Transcript
Ron: Parents, you’ve got to role with the changes.
Announcer: For FamilyLife Blended®, here’s Ron Deal.
Ron: A biological parent’s role changes over time. As a child matures we shift from telling young children, to teaching adolescents, to delegating or coaching young adults. A stepparent’s role might shift from being a babysitter (who lives on borrowed power) to being an aunt or uncle (who is like a trusted family member), to being a bonus parent (who has lots of relational equity and the authority that comes with it). Now later life stepparents likely start and finish in a friend or mentor role with their adult stepchildren.
How your role changes depends on a lot of things and it can be confusing. Let us help you roll with the changing roles of stepparenting. For FamilyLife Blended I’m Ron Deal.
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