Co-Parents and Step-Unity: Transforming Conflict Into Cooperation--Ron Deal

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🗓️ 13 April 2026

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Co-parenting in blended families is messy. Ron Deal and Gayla Grace speak with Dave and Ann Wilson about beating guilt and protecting your marriage.

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0:00.0	This episode is supported in part by the Christian Standard Bible,
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0:10.2	We're grateful for their partnership
0:11.8	and helping bring gospel-centered content to families like yours.
0:15.6	To learn more about the CSB, visit CSBival.com.
0:23.2	Even if you're going to say yes to an ex-spouse around a schedule change, for example,
0:28.6	you need to check first with your spouse.
0:31.8	Right.
0:32.4	Go to that marriage, confirm, check in, want you to know this is not about me, you know, caring for her.
0:40.5	This is about my kids and the schedule. And I feel like we're going to have to make this change.
0:44.6	And it is such a pain. And I'm so sorry. I just want to let you know what this is and what it is not.
0:50.1	That sort of stuff matters.
0:57.6	Welcome to Family Life Today, where we want to help you pursue the relationships that matter most.
1:03.4	I'm Ann Wilson.
1:04.5	And I'm Dave Wilson, and you can find us at FamilyLife Today.com.
1:08.5	This is Family Life today.
1:17.2	Okay. FamilyLife Today.com. This is Family Life today. Hey, how often did our parenting disagreements lead to emotional distance or conflict in our marriage?
1:26.6	We never had any parenting conflict.
1:29.7	We agreed on everything.
1:31.1	Did we agree on anything?
1:32.3	Here's what I would agree on.
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