Navigating Motherhood in a Blended Family

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Being a mom of a blended family can be quite a challenge with many intricate dynamics and complexities. Understanding your family needs and learning to navigate meeting those needs are essential skills in preserving a healthy and happy family environment.

We find that many step families have similar needs and face the same issues. Below are some common questions you may be asking yourself on a daily basis.  

Questions to Ask Yourself

  • How can I create security and trust within our new stepfamily?
  • What are things I can do to help my family communicate openly, honestly, and often?
  • How can I keep all parents contributing in raising the children despite the interpersonal and uncomfortable challenges this will present?
  • What are ways I can instill family unity?
  •  How can we overcome the differences in our parenting approaches and how we discipline?
  • How can I establish appropriate boundaries in areas such as school work, and household responsibilities?

There are no easy answers here.  However, keeping these questions in mind you can develop strategies on how to move forward.  Also, at Living Life, we can work with you in addressing the issues you are facing in your blended family. 

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How You Can Help Your Family

To help develop an approach in enriching your family environment there are areas you can focus on.  Provided below are some things to consider.

  • Keep in mind that your children need help in coping with feelings of grief associated with divorce or separation.
  • Be sensitive to any unresolved anxiety and bitterness associated with your divorce and ex-spouse.
  • Develop skills in your children to express and process feelings so their emotions can be dealt with in a productive manner.
  • Realize it is natural to feel overwhelmed at time in managing the logistics inherently associated with blended families.
  • Make it a priority to keep an environment of harmony when communicating with your ex-spouse.
  • Work on trying to understand the real source of conflicts within your blended family, which may not be easily visible.
  • Keep a united front with your spouse to combat the many stresses of managing a blended family.
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Our staff has had the opportunity to help many families heal their broken relationships and emotional wounds. With help you can begin to overcome the struggles robbing you from living a life with your family full of joy and peace.

Additional Resources
For further assistance with step family counseling issues you can view our Marriage and Family Counseling book and internet resources by going to the Marriage and Step Family Counseling sections of the RECOMMENDED BOOK RESOURCES and RECOMMENDED INTERNET RESOURCES pages on our website.

How to Contact Us
Our staff can begin helping you immediately to begin living the life you truly desire. For maps and directions to our Brighton office please go to the Office Locations page on this website or call us at 810-923-5760.  To send us an email go to the Contact Us page on this website and complete the Contact Us email submission form.

Living Life Serves the Detroit Metropolitan Area

Living Life is proud to be providing Christian counseling to the many communities in Southeast Michigan including Ann Arbor, Brighton, Canton, Dearborn, Detroit, Dexter, Fowlerville, Farmington, Farmington Hills, Hartland, Howell, Livonia, Milford, Northville, Novi, Pinckney, Plymouth, Salem, Saline, South Lyon, Southfield, Superior, Walled Lake, Wayne, West Bloomfield, Westland, Whitmore Lake, Wixom, Livingston County, Oakland County, Washtenaw County, and Wayne County.

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