Your Stepfamily: Standing Strong

Blending two families in remarriage can be a daunting task. Family therapist Ron Deal talks honestly about the challenges stepfamilies face and gives advice on overcoming some of the most common hurdles of stepfamily life.

Co-Parenting: Relationships

with Ron Deal
April 27, 2012
What should you consider before getting remarried? View Show Notes →

Co-Parenting: Visitation

with Ron Deal
April 26, 2012
Parenting is difficult enough when it's your own kids, but throw someone else's into the mix and you may have problems. View Show Notes →

The Step-Parent’s Role

with Ron Deal
April 25, 2012
We vowed to love our spouse forever, but the marriage ended in divorce. View Show Notes →

Finding Realistic Expectations

with Ron Deal
April 24, 2012
Marriage and family therapist Ron Deal will tell you how to blend a stepfamily so that it comes out just right! View Show Notes →

The Myth of the Ideal Stepfamily

with Ron Deal
April 23, 2012
Blending two families in remarriage can be a daunting task. View Show Notes →

The Stepparent’s Role

with Ron Deal
August 24, 2005
Ron Deal talks about the covenant of marriage and how that applies to remarried men and women. View Show Notes →

Meet Series Guests

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.