Raising Step-Children is…

We families now a days are nuclear(I guess because a divorce is like the atomic bomb to children), on top of dealing with those problems there may be another child or sometime two or three all in one home(like a Brady Bunch type deal).

Unlike Brady Bunch there could be serious problems if step-parents don’t step up to the plate and give it 150%. Don’t for get parents and step-parents YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE for their emotional and physical well being not them.

You need and must put all of your thoughts and feelings out there for the child(ren) to here and see. Once you have done so next step is to established a line of communication. You must nurture all aspects of this extra lives you are in charge of.

Keep an eye open for signs (very important) that any problems that arises. Step-children are people too. We are the adults, put your self in there shoes.

A parent has married another person, there are new people around to take that needed attention away, the pain of the divorce, the missing of the other parent, the feelings of neglect. All those things can go through a child(ren)’s mind. Be aware of those things and imagine how you would feel.

The solutions to all of the different emotions that come with the step-child (ren) are the same ones as if it were you, attention, hugs, and LOVE (the action of love, not just saying it). Show how you feel. Remember we all were children yearning for our parent’s attention at one time or another.

Think back now multiple that by 100. That is how a step-child feels. It is hard but you can never give up on children, your step-children are your future. We all need people to care for us when we get old.

Life is short so learn to love the people in your world with all your heart, they need it. Do Not I mean DO NOT! Worry about the little things.