Dear Young Married Couple

3 BLENDED FAMILY Pitfalls that Can Destroy a Marriage w/ Cynthia Eldridge, MA, LMFT

3 Blended Family Pitfalls that Can Destroy a Marriage:

1. Putting your children before your spouse
2. Reactive instead of proactive communication
3. Thinking you’re alone in the storm

Cynthia shares practical solutions for each of these challenges in this episode. Listen in to become equipped as a blended family.

You can contact Cynthia at:

• www.imaginemeefc.com
• IMCynthia@imaginemeefc.com
• (916) 272-0950

Cynthia recommended these resources:

• Building Love Together in Blended Families: The 5 Love Languages and Becoming Stepfamily Smart by Gary Chapman and Ron Deal
• Black and Married with Kids
• Smart Stepfamilies - Ron Deal
• STEP PARENTING: 50 One-Minute DOs and DONTs for Stepdads and Stepmoms
• Family Life Blended

While these books are written to help children and teens understand their blended family, their messages are great for the entire family. 

• Do You Sing Twinkle? A Story About Remarriage and New Family
• Step One, Step Two, Step Three and Four
• The Things About Leftovers