Teen Parenting in the Blended Family
Interesting thing happened this week. I recently moved back to my favorite city, San Francisco. Now that my two oldest teens, in our blended family, are finally off to college, my wife and I have decided to move closer to our other two kids. Now that I get to see our other kids much more often, unknown things have come to the surface. I have found teen parenting is an ongoing journey of discovery, whether in a blended family or not.
The first thing I have discovered, on this new journey, is the complexity of reintegrating myself into their regular life. Some of it is great and some of it is also great. Now I get calls at any time of the day to see if I can pick my son up. Very important point about teen parenting and blended families is to cherish any time with your children, even if it is just picking them up. Any opportunity you have with them is gold. Make the most of it. Engage them in questions about their life, your life, life in general. Joke with them. Encourage them to get used to conversing with you about anything. You need to understand teen parenting is a Continue reading Teen Parenting in the Blended Family
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Posted June 3rd, 2009 in Blended Families, Dr. Robert Bocknek, Family, Parenting, Parenting Tips, Teenage Parenting By Keyboard Culture| No Comments »
