5 Tips For Becoming A Stepparent

Life Kit: Parenting

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Kids & Family

4.4 • 634 Ratings

🗓️ 19 August 2021

⏱️ 22 minutes

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Summary

Becoming a parent is challenging and the same is true for those becoming stepparents. In this episode, we talk to experts — some of whom are stepparents themselves — about how you can navigate the process. They share their do's: let the biological parent deal with discipline — and their don'ts: don't say anything to the child that you wouldn't want them to repeat to the other parent.

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0:00.0	Support for NPR and the following message comes from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
0:05.4	RWJF is a national philanthropy working toward a future where health is no longer a privilege but a right.
0:12.1	Learn more at RWJF.org.
0:15.4	This is NPR's Life Kit. I'm Kavita Kadoza.
0:19.3	Kisha Betzuli was excited to become a step-patent.
0:22.3	When I started off, I felt like I was in a Disneyland world, fairy tale ending.
0:27.0	I loved it.
0:28.0	Her husband was amazing.
0:29.7	Her four-year-old stepson was adorable.
0:32.5	She even invited her stepson's mother to the wedding.
0:36.1	But as Batsuli settled into family life, her role began to feel hard.
0:41.8	You're trying to find your way.
0:43.0	You're trying to find where you fit.
0:44.2	You're trying to find what works best.
0:46.1	And if some of the people in that family are not receptive or accepting of you, then there's a challenge there.
0:52.4	Today, Batzuli is far more comfortable in her role as a step-parent
0:55.8	and has a close relationship with her 13-year-old stepson.
1:00.0	She even has an online platform blended on the rock
1:03.3	that helps other families navigate step-family relationships.
1:07.4	She knows what went wrong in the beginning.
1:09.7	Having too many plans or an expectation of what you think that should be like is the absolute worst.
1:17.1	Like that is an epic fail.
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