FamilyLife Blended® Minute

Big Mistake 2: No Parenting Plan

with Ron Deal | March 18, 2020
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There is so much involved in parenting our children for life, love, and their walk with the Lord-you really can't afford to wing it. You have to be prepared. Now stepcouples have to be prepared for even more: parenting between homes, part-time kids and having a 10-year-old, 16, or 28-year-old who is used to a set of rule and expectations. So coming together around a parenting plan is about leading well, protecting your marriage, and avoiding a big mistake.

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  • There is so much involved in parenting our children for life, love, and their walk with the Lord-you really can't afford to wing it. You have to be prepared. Now stepcouples have to be prepared for even more: parenting between homes, part-time kids and having a 10-year-old, 16, or 28-year-old who is used to a set of rule and expectations. So coming together around a parenting plan is about leading well, protecting your marriage, and avoiding a big mistake.

  • 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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