In this series, focused on Blended Families, we’ve explored the challenges and opportunities of blended families, how children are affected by divorce and the art of step-parenting. Today, we explore the reality and necessity of balancing the needs of your marriage with the needs of your children. This balancing act, can sometimes make you feel as if you’re walking a tight rope. Yet, it can be done in a way that nurtures your entire family and everyone in it.
On the one hand, you have the short-term and long-term needs of your spouse. Meeting these needs are important to the long-term health of your marriage.
On the other hand, there are the needs of your children and step-children. Meeting these needs are critical to the rest of their lives, well into adulthood.
