Category: lds blended family
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Podcast 1:14 – Sandwiches (Mustard/Mayo) – Making kids feel special in a Large Family.
Christmas Card 2013 Sandwiches might have nothing to do with treating kids as individuals, but in our house it does. Learn how just some small questions of our kids helped us find out how to treat them as an individual in our blended family. Treat each kid uniquely Lunches. Darren made everyone the same thing.…
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Podcast 1:12 Compromise – Know when to hold em, fold em and walk away.
Every marriage includes times when you are going to have to compromise. In a blended family, there are even more opportunities to practice your compromising skills. In this episode, we explore different kinds of compromise and how best to work through the hard decisions you have to make. Blended Family Compromises Small things Whose pots…
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Podcast 1:11 – Bonding with Older Step Children
In this episode, we talked to our older kids, the kids that were out of the house or teenagers when we got married. We asked them some hard questions about blending families, bonding with a step parent and fitting into this new family. We had our eyes opened as our kids did not hold back…
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Podcast 1:10 – Heritage Road Trip with the Kids
Family Heritage Roadtrips help give your kids a sense of belonging and roots. With a blended family, it can be tricky if you don’t plan things out carefully. This episode is a travel episode of our Heritage road, find out what worked well for us and did not. Why a heritage road trip? It gives…