FamilyLife Blended® Minute

Adapt and Adjust

with | July 16, 2019
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Setting aside their hurt, Meredith and her former husband found a balance in the co-parenting of their children. Then he got married. His wife, the new stepmom, had opinions that changed the routines. Shouldn't the decisions be made by the biological parents? Meredith asked. Why does the stepmom get a say? First, that's between them; they decide how to run their home. Second, good co-parenting over time requires change. You may not like it, but for your kids' sake, adapt and adjust.

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  • About the Host

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  • Setting aside their hurt, Meredith and her former husband found a balance in the co-parenting of their children. Then he got married. His wife, the new stepmom, had opinions that changed the routines. Shouldn't the decisions be made by the biological parents? Meredith asked. Why does the stepmom get a say? First, that's between them; they decide how to run their home. Second, good co-parenting over time requires change. You may not like it, but for your kids' sake, adapt and adjust.

  • 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.

Sometimes life forces you to adapt and adjust.