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This 10 page paper provides an overview of one book and two articles regarding the issue of blended families. This paper considers whether cohabitation is problematic for children of blended families. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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of "doing what is best for the child." In many divorce scenarios, parents and children are traumatized by the divorce. The end product is that many adults seek
cohabitating relationships instead of marriage out of a fear of the impacts of the dissolution of another marriage. Research suggests that families that cohabitate instead of marry, though,
lack the foundational stability that supports family structure and creates continuity for children. The end product of this is that children of cohabitating couples tend to be less secure
and demonstrate greater problematic coping behaviors than the children of married stepfamilies. In considering this issue, it is helpful to understand both the existing empirical research and views of
pastoral counseling in regards to the benefits of marriage. Blended Families Maxine Marsolini (2000), in Blended Families: Creating Harmony as You Build a New Home Life, recognizes that
some people chose not to unite their families because of the complex issues that occur when "blending" first marriage children with second marriage (or third) spouses and children. This
author maitnains, though, that it is beneficial to do the hard work to unite blended families, to create a kind of stable home life that extends from mutual respect for
parents and an undertanding of the roots of conflict. Marsolinis (2000) perspective is one that comes from the value in applying a pastoral perspective, one that is based
on the integration of Biblical lessons to address real life pain, emotional trauma and conflict. This point of view is helpful because it does not simply implore individuals to
seek out ways to unify a family in a second marriage, it actually defensd the importance of creating honest and supportive environments, thereby maintaining the importanec of a unified family,
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