Where’s Dad?
Becoming a stepfamily is in part about welcoming new family members. But it's also about keeping the old.
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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 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 ...more
Becoming a stepfamily is in part about welcoming new family members. But it’s also about keeping the old. Show Notes and Resources Find out more at familylife.com/blended Check out our […]
Ron: Becoming a stepfamily is in part about welcoming new family members. But it’s also about keeping the old.
Announcer: For FamilyLife Blended®, here’s Ron Deal.
Ron: A stepparent can be a wonderful asset to a child’s life, but they can never replace a parent. So, it’s quite a tragedy that forty percent of teenagers with divorced parents have not seen their biological father in five years. Five years. How do you suppose a child makes sense of that? What insecurities does that create in their heart?
If you’re a mom or dad listening today who’s disconnected from your child could I ask you to reconnect. I realize it’s complicated and there are probably fifty reasons why you haven’t done so already, but none of them will fill what’s missing in your child’s heart. Hey, they need you. For FamilyLife Blended I’m Ron Deal.
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