FamilyLife Blended® Minute

Hidden Loss

with Ron Deal | September 29, 2020
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Some unwanted transition resulted in a blended family. Sometimes that loss is hidden, especially to the adults. Emily has been in her stepson's life since he was two so she assumes he won't be affected by loss. But in time he may grieve all the complications of his parent's divorce. Loss is revealed over time and developmental stages bring new losses to the surface for children. Don't let your feelings define a child's. Empathize and when hidden losses are uncovered, help them grieve.

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  • Some unwanted transition resulted in a blended family. Sometimes that loss is hidden, especially to the adults. Emily has been in her stepson's life since he was two so she assumes he won't be affected by loss. But in time he may grieve all the complications of his parent's divorce. Loss is revealed over time and developmental stages bring new losses to the surface for children. Don't let your feelings define a child's. Empathize and when hidden losses are uncovered, help them grieve.

  • 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, loss is hidden just below the surface.

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Hidden Loss

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September 29, 2020
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Ron: Sometimes, loss is hidden just below the surface.

Announcer: For FamilyLife Blended®, here’s Ron Deal.

Ron: You’ve heard me say that stepfamilies are born from loss. Some unwanted transition resulted in a blended family. Well, sometimes that loss is hidden, especially to the adults. Emily has been in her stepson’s life since he was two so she assumes that he won’t be affected by loss. Here’s the thing: in time her stepson may grieve all the complications that have come about because of his parent’s divorce. Loss is revealed over time and developmental stages bring new losses to the surface for children.

The point is this: don’t let your feelings define a child’s. Empathize with their experience and when hidden losses are uncovered, help them grieve. For FamilyLife Blended I’m Ron Deal.

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