The Ties That Bind
Millions of Americans have a half-sibling or stepsibling and like full-siblings, the ties that bind vary from close to distant. But parents and stepparents can foster stronger bonds between half and stepsiblings by helping kids come together around common interests. Time spent playing a game or cheering for one another's extracurricular activities are a good start. But eventually, they'll have to figure out their relationship. In the meantime, encourage them to love each other by loving them.
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Millions of Americans have a half-sibling or stepsibling and like full-siblings, the ties that bind vary from close to distant. But parents and stepparents can foster stronger bonds between half and stepsiblings by helping kids come together around common interests. Time spent playing a game or cheering for one another's extracurricular activities are a good start. But eventually, they'll have to figure out their relationship. In the meantime, encourage them to love each other by loving 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 ...more
A French poet once said, “A brother is a friend given by nature.” Well, what if the brother was given by marriage?
Ron: A French poet once said, “A brother is a friend given by nature.” Well, what if the brother was given by marriage?
Announcer: For FamilyLife Blended, here’s Ron Deal.
Ron: Millions of Americans have a half-sibling or stepsibling. And like full-siblings, the ties that bind vary from close to distant. But there are some things parents and stepparents can do to foster stronger bonds between half and stepsiblings.
Initially, help kids come together around common interests. Time spent playing a game, having a conversation, or attending and cheering for one another’s extracurricular activities all make for a good start. But eventually, they’ll have to figure their relationship out and take it from there. In the meantime, you can encourage them to love each other, by loving all of them. For FamilyLife Blended I’m Ron Deal.
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