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FamilyLife Today® > Programs > Step-Grandparenting

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Step-Grandparenting

Air Date: July 30, 2018

Grandparents teach great life lessons. They give us a safe place to belong and offer unconditional hugs. They are important to blended families, too, as they reach out to new family members and help them belong. Ron Deal, director of FamilyLife Blended, talks about the vital role step-grandparents provide as they help create connection in their families.

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Ron Deal

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Ron is a marriage and family author, conference speaker, and therapist. He is Founder and President of As For Me And My House Ministries, LLC (www.RonDeal.org) and now serves as director of FamilyLife Blended. Ron is author of The Smart Stepfamily: Seven Steps to a Healthy Family (and DVD series), The Smart Stepmom (coauthored with Laura Petherbridge), The Smart Stepfamily Marriage (coauthored with Dr. David Olson), and The Smart Stepdad. His latest book is Dating and the Single Parent. …

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The Summit on Stepfamily Ministry

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Daily Encouragement for the Smart Stepfamily

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Art of Parenting™ Small Group Series

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The Smart Stepmom

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The Smart Stepdad

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The Smart Stepfamily

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