http://rodesmith.com/2008/09/27/how-do-i-treat-my-adult-step-daughter/ Rod Smith, MSMFT Wed, 10 Mar 2010 04:01:24 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 http://rodesmith.com/2008/09/27/how-do-i-treat-my-adult-step-daughter/#comment-24385 fathun Sat, 19 Sep 2009 16:25:11 +0000 http://rodesmith.wordpress.com/?p=887#comment-24385 i ve got a ten year old daugher and two step daugher and a step son elder than my daughter. this three kids are not at all getting alone with my daugher . this makes my heart broken that she so very lonley at home. what can i do to make things better? i ve got a ten year old daugher and two step daugher and a step son elder than my daughter. this three kids are not at all getting alone with my daugher . this makes my heart broken that she so very lonley at home. what can i do to make things better?

]]> http://rodesmith.com/2008/09/27/how-do-i-treat-my-adult-step-daughter/#comment-21788 Blended Families Wed, 08 Oct 2008 14:46:54 +0000 http://rodesmith.wordpress.com/?p=887#comment-21788 Research conducted by authors of the book, StepWars, showed that those stepparents who were low key about establishing close relationships with adult children had an easier time in the long run. They were not immediately gushy or affectionate and their lower expectation of merging into a happy family caused less hurt from rejection and a greater likelihood they would connect when the adult children were ready to warm up. Initially, they expected to treat adult stepchildren like peers in the workplace; polite, fair and charming but not pushy, with a healthy wait and see attitude. Research conducted by authors of the book, StepWars, showed that those stepparents who were low key about establishing close relationships with adult children had an easier time in the long run. They were not immediately gushy or affectionate and their lower expectation of merging into a happy family caused less hurt from rejection and a greater likelihood they would connect when the adult children were ready to warm up. Initially, they expected to treat adult stepchildren like peers in the workplace; polite, fair and charming but not pushy, with a healthy wait and see attitude.

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