EPISODE #20: Balancing Blended Families

This episode was a special request, and one that I feel is so important. I appreciate the requests for kitchen table conversation starters, and this one impacts so many. 

I really do believe that as with any transition, doing your homework, consulting with others with lived and professional experience can be so helpful. As can establishing mutual understanding, goals and clear communication in terms of what is most likely to lead to success! Same needs to be applied when taking a leap and blending a new family. Not all turn out to be the Brady Bunch, and this episode helps to identify a few potential areas of difficulty and what we can do to help things go as well as they can.

RESOURCES TO LEARN MORE:

• HelpGuide | Blended Family and Step-Parenting Tips

• Fatherhood.gov | Encouraging Effective Coparenting in Blended Families (PDF)

• Psychology Today | "I Can't Stand My Stepkids!"

• Psychology Today | Blended Families