melissa@blendedfamilypodcast.com
It’s essential to be supportive to you partner in any relationship, but it’s needed even more in a blended family. There are four key areas where support is important, which are parenting, work, lifestyle, and personal development.
Parenting
Always backup your partner and be their teammate
Support them emotionally through painful parenting moments
Help with general parenting responsibilities
Work and business life
Get interested in your partner's work
Be emotionally supportive if they’ve had a tough day
Be supportive of work relationships
Lifestyle
Encourage and support activities or hobbies that bring your partner joy
Be supportive of outside friendships
Don’t get jealous of their friends
Personal Growth
Encourage them when they succeed
Help to hold them accountable
Don’t point out their failures
Don’t try to derail them
Aside from this, it’s also a good idea to be a supportive stepparent and a supportive co parent to the ex, or other bio parent.
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