Blended Families

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Submitted by angmartino71 on July 15, 2011

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Blended Families

This article gives several different examples of how people are coping with being divorced with children. It also goes into how families are integrating new partners in the lives of their children while keeping both parents involved.
In the textbook (pg 380-381) it gives information about Who Divorces? Divorce & Children and then goes into Remarriage & Blended Families. To understand how a family gets to the point of being a blended family – one need to ask why people divorce. The most interesting point is that research suggests that a role modeling effect is at work. Children who see parents go through a divorce are more likely to consider divorce themselves. Other reasons...

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