Sunday, April 7, 2013

Blending Families

Blending families is a challenge for some.  Those who blend families are those who are typically widowed or divorced.  Blending families on both side can be difficult for children who may have been close with thier other parents (if they died) and feel that another person coming in is taking their place.  Some of the tips that they gave in class/book that those who are blending families should not jump right in and become the parent. They need to communicate with their spouse of how they want to parent the child/children and then sit together as a group and dicuss some of the things and provide comfort that they are not there to replace thier other parent but to be there for them and be apart of thier lives.  Sometimes blending families can take years to finally become accepting and become a family.  I have seen it in a couple families I know and it seems like it would be a hard thing to do and something that takes work to get to the final product- a family.  I really enjoyed having Brother Williams and his wife in class discussing their experiences of blending families and not all families are the same but to have that example of that it can work and it takes time and a lot of communication between the spouse and the children.

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