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Blended families?
How Catholic step-parents
and grandparents are learning to cope
- "You're
a wonderful mother"
- My
visit to Lourdes
- Why
doesn't God want me to have children?
NEW LONDON, Conn. —
Some researches say it takes five to seven years for
stepfamilies to build a true bond. Blended families are
a growing trend in the United States, with 1,300 new
stepfamilies coming together each day. In the May issue
of Catholic Digest, learn how these modern
families cope and use faith to strengthen their unique
bond.
Learn the four P's that helped a newly
blended household of six overcome common obstacles --
from maintaining a healthy relationship with the
extended families to managing holiday traditions,
weekend schedules, and establishing new house rules in
We have a blended family.
And
in the May issue of Catholic Digest, find
out how important it is to encourage faith in Where does faith fit in to my blended
family?.
"The greater the differences
between the family's traditions, the harder it will be
for children to claim any religious traditions as their
own," writes Dr. Gregory Popcak, "so the family must
make seeking common rituals and routines a priority.
Letting children 'choose for themselves' is not a
healthy option..."
Plus tips, advice, and
relevant resources in Blended families can work!.
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