Blended Families
Today we're going to be talking a bit about blended families. More specifically, we're going to be discussing what some of the most common issues are, as well as how you can approach these issues. But before this we must first ask, what is a "blended family"? Well, a blended family is one of the names used to describe a family in which one of the parents has been in a previous marriage due to divorce or the loss of a loved one. Some other names for this are “step-families”, "remarried families" or "reconstituted families". One of the first things we must address is the fact that there are many reasons for which there is a divorce or dissolution of a family unit. However, no matter the reason, there are certain things that must be done to address the issues that arise due to the combination of 2 families. For starters, some of the most common issue that arises has to do with the interactions between the children and the step parent. In many cases,...