Hello and welcome to episode 239 (the third in English, after 198 and 223) with psychologist Dr. Patricia L. Papernow as a guest. She is in her fifth decade as an expert talking about parenting in blended families and will explain five of the most common and biggest obstacles when forming a blended family.

Don’t miss her books: ”Surviving and thriving in stepfamily relationships: what works and what doesn’t” and ”The stepfamily handbook: from dating to getting serious to forming a blended family.

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Bonuspappan & Plusmamman is a podcast about life in a blended family, with parenting and relations as a main point. The podcast is a weekly production made by Maria and Martin Erlandsson in Varberg since the summer of 2017. Music is by Karin and Marcus Bodin, performed by CC Campers (2001) – parts of the songs ”Texans are forever” and ”Rent a tent” (with Martin on drums).

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