Jan 31 2025 66 mins
With the divorce rate in the UK currently at 42% it is important to shed light on the complexities of living in a blended family.
- How soon after getting together can your new partner rightly correct your child?
- How do we avoid becoming the wicked step parent without trying too hard to be liked?
- Why is it vital that you speak respectfully about your child's other parent -even though he / she is the one who left and inflicted hurt?
Step parenting is not easy but blended family dynamics offer a real opportunity for personal growth and connection if you ask family advisor, Janne Leth Førgaard, who is an expert within this field.
Janne talks about the signs you need to recognise that alert you that you are in a position to parent your partners child. And the vital importance of BOUNDARIES.
This episode has such much for you, even if you are not yourself living in a blended family.
About today's guest:
A successful parenting coach and family advisor in her native Denmark, Janne Leth Førgaard, has dedicated her worklife to understanding the complexities of parenting and navigating blended family dynamics and offers 1:1 coaching to parents both in Denmark and internationally.
With 3 published books under her belt and regular TV apperances on debate panels, Janne is an advocate of a more neutral term to describe the role of the step parent;
Janne calls it the 'Extra - parent'. Because, as the word suggests; you get extra - everything;
- Extra conflicts
- Extra love
- Extra people
If you feel you or a friend might benefit from coaching and guidance in this area you might want to check out her work which you can find here:
https://ekstramor.dk/
https://www.instagram.com/ekstramor/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jannelethfoergaard/
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