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95: Good Parenting, Good Stepparenting

September 26, 2022
with Gayla Grace, Ginger Hubbard

As parents and stepparents, we want to raise our kids well, but we often feel inadequate. In this episode, Ron Deal talks with Ginger Hubbard about parenting the heart of our children and motivating them to become God-pleasers, not people-pleasers.

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91: Bonus Q&A: More Answers to Question...

August 5, 2022
with Gayla Grace

Our bonus episode offers another question and answer format with Ron Deal and Gayla Grace to address those hard-to-navigate circumstances in your blended family with solutions that offer nuggets of wisdom and practical suggestions.

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90: Bonus Q&A: You Ask, We Answer

August 4, 2022
with Gayla Grace

Do you have stepfamily questions for the experts? We have answers! Listen to Ron Deal and Gayla Grace address everyday issues that our listeners have asked with practical answers.

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89: Bonus Q&A: Blended Questions with K...

August 3, 2022
with Gayla Grace, Kirk McGregor

Do you struggle to find unity as a couple or need help setting boundaries with an ex-spouse? Maybe you want a few tips on navigating the teen years with your stepdaughters. Listen to Ron Deal's conversation with Kirk McGregor on these common topics & more.

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88: Bonus Q&A: Stepfamily Questions wit...

August 2, 2022
with Don and Sandi Peslis, Gayla Grace

Veteran stepcouples have a wealth of knowledge on best practices for stepfamilies. Listen to Ron Deal's conversation with Sandi Patty and Don Peslis, married in 1995 with a blended family of 8 children, on wise solutions to common issues stepfamilies face.

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87: Well Blended

August 1, 2022
with Dave and Ann Wilson

Do you need help growing unity and character in your stepfamily? Our convenient online course, Well-Blended, can help! Listen to Ron Deal and Dave & Ann Wilson talk about how it can help you build robust, resilient relationships in your unique stepfamily.

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86: Bi-Polar Value Differences Between Homes

July 18, 2022
with Gayla Grace, Kara Powell

Are you steering your kids toward Christ while the other home steers them toward the world? Ron Deal talks with Kara Powell & Gayla Grace about how to manage value differences between homes and how to answer 3 important questions every teenager is asking.

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84: Relationship Essentials – Tools fo...

June 20, 2022
with Joneen Mackenzie, Lauren Reitsema

Critical relationship skills are needed in every important relationship, particularly in stepfamily life. Ron Deal talks with a dynamic mother-daughter duo on practical ways of gaining a larger toolbox of wisdom and skills for strengthening relationships.

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83: Unsung Heroes

June 6, 2022
with Gil Stuart

As a stepdad, you take on a heroic challenge in choosing to parent someone else's child. Gil Stuart talks with Ron Deal about his video series, Unsung Heroes, and how vulnerability, courage, & humility helped him create lasting relationships as a stepdad.

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79: Advice to Children: What Experts Might S...

April 11, 2022
with Gayla Grace, Lauren Reitsema

Would you like your kids to hear helpful advice from several experts about their blended family struggles? This podcast is for you! Listen for yourself first, then with your child—young or old—to encourage dialogue about their feelings that can help build a bridge for long-term relationship building. Show Notes and Resources Learn more about Lauren […]

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60: Grace-filled Stepparenting

July 19, 2021
with Jere and Laurie Short

Stepparenting is a marathon, not a sprint. And getting to the finish line with strong relatiomships requires a lot of grace, personal strength, and wisdom. Listen to Ron Deal talk with Jere and Laurie Short on this important topic.

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59: Conversations to Improve Your Family

July 5, 2021
with Jed and Jenny Jurchenko

Little things can create big changes in blended family homes. Jed and Jenny Jurchenko share with Ron Deal how they created positive change in their home by taking small, positive steps to grow their most important relationships.

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56: Adult Stepfamilies

May 24, 2021
with Brandon Moss, Nina Thomas, Terry and Carol Moss

Adult stepfamilies—when children are adults from the beginning—experience as many transitions as those with young kids. Listen to Ron Deal's conversation with Terry Moss & his family on how they worked through the adjustments in their adult stepfamily.

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14: In Their Shoes

September 23, 2019
with Lauren Reitsema

Have you wondered what's going on inside a child of divorce? Or what their experience of your blended family is? Ron Deal and Lauren Reitsema address common questions parents and stepparents ask about kids-and share insights that will help you love and lead them well.

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10: A Battle for Your Child and a Fight For...

May 27, 2019
with Mike and Kim Anderson

What would you do if the night before your wedding one of your children comes to you and says, "Please don't get married tomorrow?" On this episode, Mike and Kim Anderson discuss how they handled that as well as how they dealt with losing their daughter to her biological father's control.

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9: Stepparenting With Grace

May 20, 2019
with Randy and Gayla Grace

How do you give grace to a teenager? To a stepteenager, at that? And, how do you give each other grace as parents, when it comes to how they react to your teenager? Ron discusses these questions and more with Randy and Gayla Grace.

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Parenting And Stepparenting 3

Changing the Rules

May 15, 2019
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"Mom, you always let me go before. You're just saying, 'No' now because he wants you to."

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5: Daily Bread for the Starving Stepmom

April 22, 2019
with Melanie Anthony

Stepmoms bear a unique burden, and they often neglect their own care. Melanie Anthony offers hope for balance in the midst of the burden.

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4: Caught Between Your Spouse and Your Famil...

April 15, 2019
with Lamar and Ronnie Tyler

She may have been in love with Lamar, but as a strong self-confident woman, Ronnie wasn't that interested in Lamar's help raising her two children from a previous relationship. Exploring the complex nuances of blended relationships.

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The Smart Stepdad 3

Practical Advice for Stepdads

July 14, 2017
with Ron Deal

Ron Deal answers some of your most perplexing questions about being a stepfather.

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The Smart Stepdad 2

The Role of a Stepdad

July 13, 2017
with Ron Deal

Ron Deal gives insight into the stepdad's role in the family. Hear him tell stepdads positive ways to impact their new families and how to avoid causing division.

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Multiple Home Realities Day 4

Co-Parenting: Visitation

April 26, 2012
with Ron Deal

Parenting is difficult enough when it's your own kids, but throw someone else's into the mix and you may have problems.

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