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Foster care and adoption present difficult dynamics with issues similar to blended families. How do you help a child cope with ambiguous loss or connect as a parent when children act out from prior wounds? The loss that results from separation from a first family carries deep wounds that manifest themselves in misbehavior. Many children can’t verbalize their hurts, and families don’t have access to all the pieces of the puzzle. Love isn’t enough to fix the brokenness in a child, particularly when trauma is part of the story. Listen to Ron Deal's conversation with Jenni Lord for answers to these complex issues.

Show Notes and Resources
Pre- order Ron's new book: The Mindful Marriage: Create Your Best Relationship Through Understanding and Managing Yourself 
Learn more about Jenni and Chosen
Ron's speaking schedule
Get our monthly newsletter
Learn more about blended family resources
Get The Summit on Stepfamily Ministry, All-Access Digital Pass 

<p>Foster care and adoption present difficult dynamics with issues similar to blended families. How do you help a child cope with ambiguous loss or connect as a parent when children act out from prior wounds? The loss that results from separation from a first family carries deep wounds that manifest themselves in misbehavior. Many children can’t verbalize their hurts, and families don’t have access to all the pieces of the puzzle. Love isn’t enough to fix the brokenness in a child, particularly when trauma is part of the story. Listen to Ron Deal's conversation with Jenni Lord for answers to these complex issues.</p>
<p>Show Notes and Resources</p>
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<li>Pre- order Ron's new book: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Mindful-Marriage-Relationship-Understanding-Managing/dp/1546007385/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3JX9CIO7FI8R&amp;dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9._zTeFbc5iEa4IzknmWPta_zMPma4CnM7hhzBsa16ZlzT2kCWWSjuA4LQRDtIMSBjTaajN552s_F5AuAo7mAz4kdqvcHCdJiT6UGUBYU9JM9h1tOkn21bDavrKGDOIETGSFn7eLgBYMyctMfH2fvLbdVPZPa3CVrLp1OGTCueaxpj1Ao0MnOI7WtjXrq5yD5ygilSh6Urh9d5jWaN9gJrHsNLuoNxfpes-uoEH3U8glE.6Jdb_SUgh9o0yr6dCHCST2rXz4eXyZ4hcqurlFxfXbw&amp;dib_tag=se&amp;keywords=the+mindful+marriage&amp;qid=1716395318&amp;sprefix=%2Caps%2C85&amp;sr=8-1">The Mindful Marriage: Create Your Best Relationship Through Understanding and Managing Yourself </a></li>
<li><a href="https://chosen.care/staff/jenni-c-lord/">Learn more about Jenni and Chosen</a> </li>
<li><a href="https://smartstepfamilies.com/events/find-an-event">Ron's speaking schedule</a> </li>
<li><a href="https://www.familylife.com/familylifeblended/familylife-blended-newsletter/">Get our monthly newsletter</a> </li>
<li><a href="https://linktr.ee/familylifeblended">Learn more about blended family resources</a> </li>
<li>Get The Summit on Stepfamily Ministry, <a href="https://shop.familylife.com/product-category/marriage/blended-family/?filters=format[2800]">All-Access Digital Pass </a></li>
</ul>

FamilyLife Blended® provides timeless wisdom and practical help and hope for blended families and those who love them. Join Ron L. Deal, LMFT, LPC as he and his guests discuss a wide variety of marriage, family, and relationship topics related to blended families.

Timeless wisdom and practical help and hope for blended families with Ron Deal, LMFT, LPC.

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Foster care & adoption present difficult issues with similarities to stepfamilies. How do you help a child cope with ambiguous loss or connect as a parent when children act out from prior wounds? Listen to Ron Deal's conversation with Jenni Lord for help.

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