Establishing To A Blended Family

Establishing To A Blended Family

• Learning to live in a blended family takes time. There are stages that families go through as they learn to live together. At first some adults hope that everyone will love each other instantly. Children sometimes hope the step parent will go away and the original family will get back together again. Then adults blame themselves for not achieving the fantasy.
• Remaining calm in the face of attacks from confused and hurt children can be a real challenge for a step parent who can also feel pulled between roles as a parent and a spouse. Children can sometimes use conflicts between the parents to try and get their own way.
• Adults need to work together to forge a new and changed but strong family structure. Gradually you will all become used to each other but it takes effort. Old conflicts may still arise but with open communication they can be tackled collectively.

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