Blended Families
Blended families are very common today. They are when two individuals come together and one or both have children. Learning how to live together as one family unit can be a unique experience. The good news is the successful stories of blended families are plentiful! The resources to help both parents and the children navigate this successfully will be important.
What should you do?
- Communicate with your partner about your child and their needs.
- Communicate with your child the benefits of having “more people to love them” by adding additional members to the family.
- Reinforce to the children that nothing changes in your love or attention for them.
- Continue to invest into the biological parent child relationship so they don’t feel forgotten or overlooked. This will save you hours of time down the road trying to undo bad behavior that “seems to be coming from nowhere.”
Remember blended families offer an increase in the opportunity for love and security. They can be successfully done!