Supporting Stepcouples: What Everyone Can Do
Encouragement is important. Help value the couple's relationship and honor their vows. Kids: treat your parent's marriage with respect and find a place for it in your heart. Even if you're conflicted about it at times, treat them the way you would want to be treated. Church: serve stepcouples by providing practical premarital counseling and stepfamily education after the wedding. And couples: serve your own marriage and children by praying together frequently for wisdom to live up to your vows.
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Encouragement is important. Help value the couple's relationship and honor their vows. Kids: treat your parent's marriage with respect and find a place for it in your heart. Even if you're conflicted about it at times, treat them the way you would want to be treated. Church: serve stepcouples by providing practical premarital counseling and stepfamily education after the wedding. And couples: serve your own marriage and children by praying together frequently for wisdom to live up to your vows.
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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
When it comes to supporting couples in stepfamilies, everyone can play a part.
Ron: When it comes to supporting couples in stepfamilies, everyone can play a part.
Announcer: For FamilyLife Blended®, here’s Ron Deal.
Ron: Yes, a circle of encouragement. It really helps. If you’re a friend or family member value the couple’s relationship and honor their vows. Speak well about them and to them. Kids: treat your parent’s marriage with respect and find a place for it in your heart. Even if you’re a bit conflicted about it at times, treat them the way you would want to be treated.
Church: serve stepcouples by providing practical premarital counseling and stepfamily education after the wedding. And couples: serve your own marriage and children by praying together frequently for the wisdom to live up to your vows. For FamilyLife Blended, I’m Ron Deal.
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