...Blended Family?
So in simple terms, what is a blended family?
-This is a newer term for the more commonly known
"stepfamily"
It is defined as the joining of two individuals where one or the other has children from prior relationships. They may have children together or simply act as stepparents to their spouses’ children.
This can be achieved through remarriage, loss of a partner, and even adoption.
Adoptive Parenting
is a wonderful parenting resource for adoptive parents and their specific issues.
-This type of family is becoming
"The Norm"
Yours, mine and ours has surpassed the intact or nuclear family as the majority and the numbers are growing every year. The statistics are well known for divorce rates, but did you know that subsequent marriages, especially these types, have over a two thirds rate of divorce? This is difficult news to take when you have finally found happiness and the realization of what is ahead looks so bleak.
Take heart...
Past thinking seeks to scare you into doing everything just so or you might mess it all up. The motto is that your family is “born of loss” because of divorce or death. This is absolutely true. However, Do not let this waiver your resolve to create the dynamic for your new life together.
Those same past thinkers will back up the claim that happy mothers and fathers raise happy, well adjusted children.
Though you are stepping into an increasingly common situation, this does not mean that anything you will experience is common at all.
Your family is
unique
Focus on flexibility, communication, relationship building,
and most of all --- love.
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