Parenting

Monday, November 30, 2009

Why Is My Step Child A Brat!

How many Extended Families say, "My Step Child Is A Brat!" ? Why is it always easier to blame the Child? Ask yourself, "What is your Step Child exposed to"? How do you and your Spouse relate to each other? As Parent's are you both on the same page and do you support each other as a team? Do you both show respect for each other and have good communication skills? Is the Child rewarded for good behavior as well as having the Child take responsibility for his bad behavior? Is there a follow through? Do you speak to the Child in an non angry tone or insult him or her? Do you get frustrated with your Step Child because of the behavior of the biological Parent? Do you truly know what your Step Child is feeling and why they are reacting the way they are, or is it just easier to get angry? Did you know a Child no matter what age can feel how you think about them without ever saying a word? Than at times what the Child is feeling can be so far off the mark that it can crush them emotionally without them even realizing it? Do you ever take the time to speak to the biological Parent with your concerns? Do you feel that you are being ignored by the biological Parent but yet they place you in the firing line of the Child's abuse and they themselves ignore the problem? Are you now a Babysitter as a Step Parent with less rights than a Babysitter? Have you become the door mat of convince for both of the biological Parent's of your Step Child? Is the behavior of your Step Child now influencing the other Children in your household?
If you answered YES to any of these questions, now ask your self.."Why is my Step Child such A Brat?"
To the Biological Parent I say, "The lack of Effort Will Always Result In Your Families Failure As A Strong Family Unit."
To The Step Parent I say, "God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change. Courage to change the things I can. And the wisdom to know the difference. And then help me decide the things I can and can not live with as my own free will."
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