Turning Points–Supportive Social Network
Today on FamilyLife Blended, I'm talking to everyone not in a blended family.
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About the Host
About the Guest
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Today on FamilyLife Blended, I'm talking to everyone not in a blended family.
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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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Today on FamilyLife Blended, I’m talking to everyone not in a blended family.
Ron: Today on FamilyLife Blended, I’m talking to everyone not in a blended family.
Announcer: For FamilyLife Blended®, here’s Ron Deal.
Ron: This week I’ve been talking about turning points. Things stepparents can do to move their stepparent-stepchild relationships in a positive direction. But there’s something the rest of us can do. As it turns out, a strong supportive social network buffers the challenges stepparents and stepchildren face and helps them see each other as family.
When an extended family member speaks highly to a stepchild about the stepparent—that helps. When someone from church compliments the family and helps them care for one another—that helps. Encouragement from the outside helps encourage what’s inside. For FamilyLife Blended I’m Ron Deal.
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