Blended Family Parenting Styles Series- Part 2: Permissive Parenting

House Rules and Consequences in a Blended Family

House rules and consequences in a blended family can be tricky. How do you make sure that all the kids are happy while also making sure everyone is safe? What should your expectations be for children who live at home vs with another parent? In this episode, Brooke and Marty discuss the process of creating rules and consequences in their own family, and offer advice on how to create house rules that work well for any type of blended family. If you and your partner have different parenting styles, or if you'd like a more in-depth look at the best parenting style for a blended or step family, download our free video lesson: https://www.theblendedmess.com/parentingstyles [https://www.theblendedmess.com/parentingstyles] Or take the full course: https://www.theblendedmess.com/blended-mess-to-parenting-success-landing-page [https://www.theblendedmess.com/blended-mess-to-parenting-success-landing-page] Download our house rules and consequences printable: https://www.theblendedmess.com/houserulesfree [https://www.theblendedmess.com/houserulesfree] Check out our guide on how to hold effective family meetings: https://www.theblendedmess.com/make-family-meetings-fun-free-download [https://www.theblendedmess.com/make-family-meetings-fun-free-download] To subscribe to our newsletter, click: https://www.theblendedmess.com/

Five Steps to Becoming a LEADER (Authoritative) Parent

In this episode, Brooke and Marty discuss five steps you can take to become more of a LEADER (Authoritative) parent in your blended family. Last week we talked about how the Leader style was the best parenting method for raising happy, healthy kids. This week, we'll help you figure out how to get there! If you and your partner have different parenting styles, or if you'd like a more in-depth look at the best parenting style for a blended or step family, download our free video lesson: HERE [https://www.theblendedmess.com/parentingstyles] Or take the full course: HERE [https://www.theblendedmess.com/blended-mess-to-parenting-success-landing-page] Download our house rules and consequences printable: HERE [https://www.theblendedmess.com/houserulesfree] Check out our guide on how to hold effective family meetings: HERE [https://www.theblendedmess.com/make-family-meetings-fun-free-download] To subscribe to our newsletter, click: HERE [https://www.theblendedmess.com/email-list-opt-in] Read our blog for more blended family content: HERE [https://www.theblendedmess.com/blog]

Blended Family Parenting Styles Series- Part 3: Leader (Authoritative) Parenting

In this episode, Brooke and Marty discuss the best parenting style for blended families -- the authoritative, or "Leader" parenting style! What is "Leader" parenting, and how can it help you? We'll dive into the research behind this parenting style and its positive effects. If you and your partner have different parenting styles, or if you'd like a more in-depth look at the best parenting style for a blended family, download our FREE video lesson HERE [https://www.theblendedmess.com/parentingstyles] To subscribe to our newsletter, click HERE [https://www.theblendedmess.com/email-list-opt-in] Read our blog for more blended family content HERE [https://www.theblendedmess.com/blog]

Blended Family Parenting Styles Series- Part 2: Permissive Parenting

In this episode, the second in our three-part series on parenting styles, we discuss the permissive, or as we like to call it, the "Pushover" parenting style. Join us as we discuss how being a permissive parent affects children and whether it's a good choice of style for your blended family. If you and your partner have different parenting styles, or if you'd like a more in-depth look at the best parenting style for a blended family, download our FREE video lesson HERE [https://www.theblendedmess.com/parentingstyles] To subscribe to our newsletter, click HERE [https://www.theblendedmess.com/email-list-opt-in] Read our blog for more blended family content HERE [https://www.theblendedmess.com/blog]

Blended Family Parenting Styles Series- Part 1: Authoritarian Parenting

In this episode, the first in our three-part series on parenting styles, we discuss the four different parenting styles, and then go in-depth into the "authoritarian" parenting style. We'll tell you what it is, how being an authoritarian parent affects children, and whether it's. a good choice of style for a blended family. If you and your partner have different parenting styles, or if you'd like a more in-depth look at the best parenting style for a blended family, download our FREE video lesson HERE: https://www.theblendedmess.com/parentingstyles [https://www.theblendedmess.com/parentingstyles] To subscribe to our newsletter, click HERE: https://www.theblendedmess.com/email-list-opt-in [https://www.theblendedmess.com/email-list-opt-in] Read our blog for more blended family content HERE: https://www.theblendedmess.com/blog [https://www.theblendedmess.com/blog]