Caring for Aging Stepparents
One way we honor our father and mother is to care for them as they age.
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About the Host
About the Guest
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One way we honor our father and mother is to care for them as they age.
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Ron Deal
Ron L. Deal is one of the most widely read and viewed experts on blended families in the country. He is Director of FamilyLife Blended® for FamilyLife®, founder of Smart Stepfamilies™, and the author and Consulting Editor of the Smart Stepfamily Series of books including the bestselling Building Love Together in Blended Families: The 5 Love Languages® and Becoming Stepfamily Smart (with Dr. Gary Chapman), The Smart Stepfamily: 7 Steps to a Healthy Family, and Preparing to Blend. Ron is a licensed marriage and family therapist, popular conference speaker, and host of the FamilyLife Blended podcast. He and his wife, Nan, have three sons and live in Little Rock, Arkansas. Learn more at FamilyLife.com/blended.
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Ron: One way we honor our father and mother is to care for them as they age.
Announcer: For FamilyLife Blended®, here’s Ron Deal.
Ron: As our parents become more childlike due to failing health, they need us to become the caregiver. However, it seems aging stepparents don’t get the same consideration. Numerous studies report that far fewer adult stepchildren think it their obligation to care for a stepparent like they would a biological parent. So aging couples can’t assume adult children will be there for the stepparent—and parents and kids need to talk through their expectations of one another.
Now, adult children here is a thought. You may not think of your stepparent as family but one way to honor your biological parent is to care for their spouse. For FamilyLife Blended I’m Ron Deal.
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