Stepgrandparents: A Vital Resource
It's the life energy that comes from being loved by grandparents. Grandparents teach great life lessons. They give us a safe place to belong and offer unconditional hugs. Grandparents are important. And, they are important to blended families, too. They reach out to new family members and help them belong. Grandparents have an underestimated ability to create connections. To foster a safe place for children and offer love and infuse the family with energy. Hey Grandparents, we need you.
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It's the life energy that comes from being loved by grandparents. Grandparents teach great life lessons. They give us a safe place to belong and offer unconditional hugs. Grandparents are important. And, they are important to blended families, too. They reach out to new family members and help them belong. Grandparents have an underestimated ability to create connections. To foster a safe place for children and offer love and infuse the family with energy. Hey Grandparents, we need you.
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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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Families in America have an uptapped energy resource.
Ron: Families in America have an untapped energy resource.
Announcer: For FamilyLife Blended®, here’s Ron Deal.
Ron: No, it’s not gas or solar energy. I’m thinking about the life energy that comes from being loved by grandparents. Grandparents teach great life lessons. They give us a safe place to belong and offer unconditional hugs. They take us fishing and cook wonderful meals. Grandparents are important. And, they are important to blended families, too.
Like reaching out to new family members and helping them belong. Grandparents have an underestimated ability to create connections. To foster a safe place for children and offer love and infuse the family with energy. Hey Grandparents, we need you. For FamilyLife Blended, I’m Ron Deal.
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