Untying the Binds of Loyalty
Have you ever felt caught between two people you love? Stuck between a rock and a hard place?
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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
Have you ever felt caught between two people you love? Stuck between a rock and a hard place?
Ron: Have you ever felt caught between two people you love? Stuck between a rock and a hard place?
Announcer: For FamilyLife Blended®, here’s Ron Deal.
Ron: You know, kids in blended families really don’t like having to choose between family members but they often feel like they have to. I think it’s up to the adults to untie the loyalty knots that kids find themselves in.
So for example, give your kids permission to enjoy themselves in the other home. A mom might say, “Hey, have a great time at your stepmom’s house this weekend.” When she says that it really liberates her child’s heart. Ex spouses can act civil and not criticize each other in front of the child. And church members can support the new marriage and welcome the family to church. To untie the loyalty knots for kids is to set them free to love. Now that is a blessing for everyone.
For FamilyLife Blended I’m Ron Deal.
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