Blended Family Podcast

melissa@blendedfamilypodcast.com www.blendedfamilypodcast.com   It’s essential to be supportive to you partner in any relationship, but it’s needed even more in a blended family. There are four key areas where support is important, which are parenting, work, lifestyle, and personal development.   Parenting Always backup your partner and be their teammate Support them emotionally through painful parenting moments Help with general parenting responsibilities   Work and business life Get interested in your partner's work Be emotionally supportive if they’ve had a tough day Be supportive of work relationships   Lifestyle Encourage and support activities or hobbies that bring your partner joy Be supportive of outside friendships Don’t get jealous of their friends   Personal Growth Encourage them when they succeed Help to hold them accountable Don’t  point out their failures Don’t try to derail them   Aside from this, it’s also a good idea to be a supportive stepparent and a supportive co parent to the ex, or othe