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Rebuilt Families

Rebuilt families, including step-parents, step-siblings, and blended relationships, are increasingly common. With the U.S. having the highest remarriage rate globally, understanding the dynamics and challenges faced by these families is crucial. This discourse explores issues faced by step-grandparents, step-children, and diverse family structures, including homosexual and polygamous relationships. Key questions arise regarding the implications for marriage education and the support networks available. As Christians navigating a post-Christian worldview, how do we adapt and support those affected by these complex family realities?

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Rebuilt Families

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  1. Rebuilt Families

  2. Rebuilt Families • Step-Mom • Step-Dad • Step-Children • Step-Grandparents • Step-Siblings • Who knows someone affected by these issues?

  3. Alternative Rebuilt Families or the New Rebuilt Families • Homosexual Step-Dad • Homosexual Step-Mom • Polygamy • Gender Reassignment • Cohabitation/ Step Dating Partners • Children/Adult Relations (NAMBLA) • Other new families? • Why knows someone affected by these issues?

  4. Christian vs. Post-Christian Worldview • How do we view these rebuilt families as Christians? • How does the post-Christian world view rebuilt families? • Do we affect the progression and how?

  5. Rebuilt Realities in the U.S. (Step Mom & Step Dad) • Nearly everyone in the US gets married (a) • US has highest remarriage rate in the world. ½ of all marriages! (b) • The majority of divorced men or women remarry other divorced people (c) • Redivorce is more likely after rebuilt family (d) • 1/3 of rebuilt marriages last (e) • How will this effect Marriage Education in our field? How do we adapt?

  6. Step-Children • 1/3 of children will live in a rebuilt home (a) • Rebuilt homes provide less support for kids (b) • Myth- “What is best for us is best for the children.” This creates stress on children (c) • Children fare more poorly in rebuilt families(d) • How do we aid these children?

  7. Step-Grandparents • Rebuilt Grandparents have ambivalent feelings regarding rebuilt members (a) • The Blood that binds is absent (b) • What has been your experience?

  8. Rebuild and Reeducated • What can we do? • Be a futurist- see future problems before they come. Look ahead for the new rebuilt families • Make it a full church priority (sermons, support groups, etc.) • Provide non-confrontational opportunities- online- videos, text, private group discussions.

  9. Sources: • Deal, R. (n.d.). Marriage, Family, & Stepfamily Statistics | Smart Stepfamilies. Smart Stepfamilies. Retrieved January 17, 2013, from http://www.smartstepfamilies.com/view/statistics • Engel, M., MBA., & PhD. (n.d.). National Stepfamily Resource Center | Key Advocacy Issues. National Stepfamily Resource Center . Retrieved January 17, 2013, from http://www.stepfamilies.info/ • Ganong, Lawrence H., and Marilyn Coleman. Stepfamily relationships: development, dynamics, and interventions. New York: Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers, 2004. Print. • Lofas, J., Ph.D.., & LCSW. (n.d.). The Stepfamily Foundation Inc. - We provide stepfamily counseling and certification seminars. The Stepfamily Foundation Inc. - We provide stepfamily counseling and certification seminars. Retrieved January 17, 2013, from http://www.stepfamily.org/ • Stepfamily Statistics. (n.d.). The Stepfamily Foundation Inc. - We provide stepfamily counseling and certification seminars. Retrieved January 17, 2013, from http://www.stepfamily.org/statistics.html

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