65: Other People's Kids

Kids. Children. Offspring. Yours, mine, and ours.  This week we tackle the topic of living with kids that aren't biologically yours . We are going to use the term step-parent even though many of the stories and situations do not necessarily involve marriage between the couple. Buidling a relationship with a step-child, Blended families and becoming a step-parent, How do these kids react and behave? The Brady Bunch Illusion - expectations versus reality  Gender: How a man bonds with kids, How a woman bonds with kids, The gender of the child in relation to the gender of the step-parent, The age of the child/children will have a great impact on the relationship between the other person's kid(s) and the new step-parent. Discipline styles also differ and this can have an affect on the child. Supper, homework, and bedtime routines can be vastly different. Remember: communication, tolerance and understanding. This week's podcast promo: The Nerdy Laser Podcast