Blended Families

Family Report Blended Families Blended families, also make don asstepfamilies, are muchfamiliarnow than ever. Statistics test that 65% of remarriages includechildren from previous relationships. When families blendto create stepfamilies, things rarely progressassmoothlyas planned. Some children might resist the many changes they start to face, while parents might become frustrated or disap takeed when their new family doesnt function the way they want to or like their previous family did.The tercet near serious things blended families wishing to doarehave fascinate discipline,overcome their difficulties,and spend quality time with each other. The most jet problem in blended families is discipline. In disciplining children, parents should remember the al-Quran passageEphesians 42 Be humble and gentle. Be patient with each other, do allowances for each others faults because of your love. New customs,personalities,and memories are all added to the new household. However, it is still important that a child is the child and an adult is still the adult.Children need a balance of love and discipline in their lives. Stepparents must give their stepchildren their much needed affection, as they would do to their own children. As you do this, the winning feelings will grow in time. It is the role of every parent (step or natural) to obey their responsibility of properly raising children and children have a responsibility to keep and listen to their parents. It would be very helpful ifthe natural parent talked to their children early on to acknowledge the control thestepparent hasand the respect that needs to be given towards the stepparent.When the children know ahead of time what is expected of them, their acceptance of the new family will be much easier. When two separate families come together, there are going to be many conflicts. Talking about them and brain the others feelings is a necessary and critical thing to do. Its very tempting for parents to stand up for their own child and point a finger at the stepchild and its equally tempting for parents to accuse their spouse of unbalanced discipline. In times like these, parents should remember theBiblepassageEphesians 429, 31-32 Dont use foul or abusive language.Let everything you say be good and helpful, so that your words will be an rise to those who hear them. Get rid of all bitterness, rage, anger, harsh words, and slander, as well as all types of malicious behavior. Instead, be kind to each other, tenderhearted, forgive virtuoso another, just as God through Christ has forgiven you. Parents must understand that theirchildren are thrown together with near strangers and suddenly feel they have to fight for their parents attention. It will take time to build a history, but someday the feelingswill grow from affection into familial love.It may take time and most likely wont be very easy, but it is well worth the effort in the end. Quality time is crucial in blended families. St epparents should remember the Bible passageIsaiah 6613 I will comfort as a child is comforted by its mother. Stepparents also need to be understanding about the fact that the children need quality time with their natural parent. This gives the children time to know they are still important and that the stepparent is not trying to come surrounded by them and their natural parent.It is also very important to go for an outing as a whole family. Parents cant forget to make time for the two of them without the kids as well. Children do not have enough maturity to understand the dynamics of a new family and how loving it could be but adults should. Much like when couples adopt a child, they chose to marry into a family with children. Pray a lot for them and with them, nurture them, carefor them, and accept them even when they seem to push away. Blended families are becoming more and more important in our society.Its very crucial for adults today to understand what the most important thin gs are in creating a blended family. Having appropriate discipline will help the children grow up to be polite, civil, and courteous. Overcoming difficulties and spending quality time with your new family will help you all become close set(predicate) and have a healthy relationship. Therefore, its clear that having appropriate discipline, overcoming difficulties, and spending quality time with each other are the three most important things for a blended family to do.