FamilyLife Blended® Minute

Stepparent: Do’s and Don’ts 1

with Ron Deal | December 11, 2019
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It's vital to have a plan so here are practical do's and don'ts for stepparents. Do strive for unity in your parenting with the biological parent. Discuss your values, expectations, the boundaries you want to set, and the consequences you'll implement if the rules are broken. Don't be harsh or punish in a way that the biological parent wouldn't. And, do deepen your relationship with the children no matter their age. Relationship adds to your leadership and influence in the family.

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  • It's vital to have a plan so here are practical do's and don'ts for stepparents. Do strive for unity in your parenting with the biological parent. Discuss your values, expectations, the boundaries you want to set, and the consequences you'll implement if the rules are broken. Don't be harsh or punish in a way that the biological parent wouldn't. And, do deepen your relationship with the children no matter their age. Relationship adds to your leadership and influence in the family.

  • 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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