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Navigating the Challenges of Stepfamily Life
One of the most important lessons parents can learn about stepfamily life is that stepparents had best proceed slowly. Take your time in getting to know your stepchild. Love often comes later. Even if you don’t hit it off with your stepchild, you can still develop a working relationship built on respect.
Maggie Nick, LCSW | Mama, Trauma Therapist + Inner Critic Expert on Instagram: "FOR THE RECORD: the “good” kid who is ALWAYS “fine” is actually NOT fine. They’ve just learned how to PRETEND they’re fine. The “good” kid learns it’s their job to never burden you more because you’re already dealing with so much. The “good” kid learns that the most “lovable” version of them is one who makes your life EASIER. Not harder. The “good” kid knows that we EXPECT them to be the easy one. Which means that when they don’t need those expectations…we will be disappointed in them 😬 Listen, I think every human on earth would benefit from therapy. But I would love if we could prevent our “good” kids from meeting to spend the rest of their lives recovering. Let’s do regular CHECK INS with our “good” k
Parenting Coach • Kaitlyn Streit on Instagram: "When people, out of fear, throw out the “just wait until they’re 14” commentary regarding conscious parenting… I sometimes think, “just wait until your child enters into their 3rd marriage and can’t figure out why they keep attracting the same dynamic.” What we are doing now as parents, from infancy, effects way more than our children having good manners or being *nice*… How to love and be loved is the most impactful or detrimental lesson that all of us learn whether what we are being taught is going to enrich our lives or not. So ask yourself, “what am I teaching?” and adjust. It’ll be a gift to you, your children and their relationships longterm. ♥️ Do you see your upbringing show up in your marriage?"