The Power of Grandparents
Wanda's parents divorced when she was young which brought many stepsiblings and stepparents in and out of her life. But instead of her family fracturing into a war zone, her grandparents and stepgrandparents insisted everyone get along and that all children be accepted. They set a tone for love and inclusion that rippled positive attitudes throughout multiple homes. We can all learn from Wanda's grandparents: an assertive, but grace-filled heart can bring healing love to a challenging situation.
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Wanda's parents divorced when she was young which brought many stepsiblings and stepparents in and out of her life. But instead of her family fracturing into a war zone, her grandparents and stepgrandparents insisted everyone get along and that all children be accepted. They set a tone for love and inclusion that rippled positive attitudes throughout multiple homes. We can all learn from Wanda's grandparents: an assertive, but grace-filled heart can bring healing love to a challenging situation.
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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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Grandparents can set the tone for a lot in a family.
