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Tips on Raising Step Kids - Discipline, Boundaries, & More.. |
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By: Margie21 Date: November 17, 2021, 9:35 am |
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Here are some tips from the moms in this group: |
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Put the child's needs first |
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Don't talk negatively about either birth parent |
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Try to minimize tension and aggression |
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Be creative with visitation when it comes to friends, activities |
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and holidays |
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Consider your position (are you custodial stepmom, co-parenting |
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with a birth mom or something else) and support the bio-parents |
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Let your spouse take the lead |
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Pick your battles; be positive, calm, cool and collected |
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Be accommodating and not authoritative |
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Stand up for yourself |
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Put the child's needs first |
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It's ok to share events with the birth mom |
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Call the kids on holidays/birthdays |
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Make traditions, create new holidays |
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Spend time on neutral ground |
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Ask the kids for ideas |
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