Dr. Ciara Kelly

Those things should

I presume most of the people who are listening to this are parents rather than the, well, they could be the adult children within a blended family, I guess, too.

But I think kindness is important too.

If you are the step parent of somebody else, somebody else's kids.

They are kids.

You still are the adult.

They are still kids.

You're not their parent, but you are.

And they've been through a lot to have ended up in the position that they find themselves.

And I think as well as patience, as well as boundaries, as well as mutual, a bit of kindness.

You know, you're an adult.

You had some control over ending up where you're at.

their kids they probably didn't and i think that's something that's important too if you can recognize even when they're annoying you maybe or even when they're being cheeky or even when they're saying i hate you and i wish you'd never met my dad or my mum or whoever um

They're kids.

They're acting out.

They've been hurt.

You are an adult.

They're frightened, probably, and in a situation that they can't control.

And where you can pour kindness into that mix, I think that's a good thing.

That child, that kid is a little brash.