The Nacho Kids Podcast: Blended Family Lifesaver

In this episode of the Nacho Kids Podcast, Lori and David Sims, founders of Nacho Kids, interview Ron Deal! Ron Deal, an expert in stepfamily relationships, serves as President of Smart Stepfamilies™ and Director of Family Life Blended®, a division of Family Life®. He is the author of "The Smart Stepfamily", "The Smart Stepmom" (co-authored with Laura Petherbridge), "The Smart Stepdad", and "The Smart Stepfamily Marriage". His latest book "The Smart Stepfamily: Guide To Financial Planning", co-authored with Greg Pettys and David Edwards, was just released! Ron also just started a podcast earlier this year!

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In this episode of the Nacho Kids Podcast, Lori and David Sims, founders of Nacho Kids, interview Ron Deal! Ron Deal, an expert in stepfamily relationships, serves as President of Smart Stepfamilies™ and Director of Family Life Blended®, a division of Family Life®. He is the author of “The Smart Stepfamily”, “The Smart Stepmom” (co-authored with Laura Petherbridge), “The Smart Stepdad”, and “The Smart Stepfamily Marriage”. His latest book “The Smart Stepfamily: Guide To Financial Planning”, co-authored with Greg Pettys and David Edwards, was just released! Ron also just started a podcast earlier this year!

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In this episode of the Nacho Kids Podcast, Lori and David Sims, founders of Nacho Kids, interview Melissa Brown founder of the "Blended Family Podcast". Melissa started her podcast four years ago! She has two bio kids and two stepkids. Melissa is another stepmom that has made it over ten years in the blend!

In this episode, we discuss:

• When will the stepkids move out
• Guilty parent syndrome
• Letting go
• Changing your focus
• Gratitude

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Explore these Resources

In this episode, we mentioned the following resources:

• www.NachoKidsAcademy.com

• www.NachoKids.com

• Nacho Kids Facebook group

• Nacho Kids Facebook page

• Nacho Kids Academy Facebook page

• Blended Family Podcast

Our Purpose

Nacho Kids' purpose is to dramatically reduce the blended family and stepfamily failure rate by providing the information and tools needed to live a successful and healthy blended life.

Follow or Subscribe To Our Podcast

• On the web: https://nachokids.com/podcast
• iTunes: https://nachokids.com/itunes
• Stitcher: https://nachokids.com/stitcher
• Google Play: https://nachokids.com/googleplay

Join The Conversation

If you'd like to be a guest on the Nacho Kids Podcast, reach out to us and we'll see what we can do! Or if you have a question you'd like us to answer, send us a message! We are very thankful for all of our guests and our listeners. Our hope for you is that something you hear here will help you in your blend!

In this episode of the Nacho Kids Podcast, Lori and David Sims, founders of Nacho Kids, interview Melissa Brown founder of the “Blended Family Podcast”. Melissa started her podcast four years ago! She has two bio kids and two stepkids.  Melissa is another stepmom that has made it over ten years in the blend!

In this episode, we discuss:

• When will the stepkids move out
• Guilty parent syndrome
• Letting go
• Changing your focus
• Gratitude

Rate & Review Our Podcast

Please rate and review our podcast on iTunes and Stitcher. This helps others find the podcast and lets us know what our listeners want to hear.

Explore these Resources

In this episode, we mentioned the following resources:

• www.NachoKidsAcademy.com

• www.NachoKids.com

• Nacho Kids Facebook group

• Nacho Kids Facebook page 

• Nacho Kids Academy Facebook page

• Blended Family Podcast

Our Purpose

Nacho Kids' purpose is to dramatically reduce the blended family and stepfamily failure rate by providing the information and tools needed to live a successful and healthy blended life.

Follow or Subscribe To Our Podcast

• On the web: https://nachokids.com/podcast
• iTunes: https://nachokids.com/itunes
• Stitcher: https://nachokids.com/stitcher
• Google Play: https://nachokids.com/googleplay

Join The Conversation

If you’d like to be a guest on the Nacho Kids Podcast, reach out to us and we’ll see what we can do! Or if you have a question you’d like us to answer, send us a message! We are very thankful for all of our guests and our listeners. Our hope for you is that something you hear here will help you in your blend!

In this episode of the Nacho Kids Podcast, Lori & David Sims, founders of Nacho Kids, interview Emili Wadkins. Emili started her Facebook Group, The Unapologetic Stepmom, in 2017, and it is the largest stepmom group on Facebook! Emily is a bio mom to two little girls and a baby boy! She has two stepkids - a stepson and a stepdaughter.

In this episode, we discuss:

• Phrases stepmoms hate to hear
• Misconceptions of Nachoing
• Holidays & stepfamilies
• Unrealistic expectations

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In this episode of the Nacho Kids Podcast, Lori & David Sims, founders of Nacho Kids, interview Emili Wadkins. Emili started her Facebook Group, The Unapologetic Stepmom, in 2017, and it is the largest stepmom group on Facebook! Emily is a bio mom to two little girls and a baby boy! She has two stepkids - a stepson and a stepdaughter. 

In this episode, we discuss:

• Phrases stepmoms hate to hear
• Misconceptions of Nachoing
• Holidays & stepfamilies
• Unrealistic expectations

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Please rate and review our podcast on iTunes and Stitcher. This helps others find the podcast and lets us know what our listeners want to hear.

In this episode of the Nacho Kids Podcast, Lori & David Sims, founders of Nacho Kids, interview Deanna Keach, co-founder of Merged Family Initiative. Deanna has been blending for 21 years! She has three stepdaughters and one biological daughter.

In this episode, we discuss:

• The Five Love Languages
• Common courtesy
• House rules and consequences
• Transition times for the stepkids
• Stepping back so the bio parents can parent

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In this episode of the Nacho Kids Podcast, Lori & David Sims, founders of Nacho Kids, interview Deanna Keach, co-founder of Merged Family Initiative. Deanna has been blending for 21 years! She has three stepdaughters and one biological daughter.

In this episode, we discuss:

• The Five Love Languages
• Common courtesy
• House rules and consequences
• Transition times for the stepkids
• Stepping back so the bio parents can parent

Rate & Review Our Podcast

Please rate and review our podcast on iTunes and Stitcher. This helps others find the podcast and lets us know what our listeners want to hear.

In this episode of the Nacho Kids Podcast, Lori Sims, founder of Nacho Kids, interviews a stepmom of four years that has two bio kids and one stepkid. The stepkid had summer visitation until recently when Patti and her husband moved to a small town to be closer to his kids. Not just any small town, but the same small town where high conflict bio mom and stepkid live!

In this episode, we discuss:

• Changes in visitation
• Stepmom working from home and being the primary caregiver to the stepkid
• Letting go of control
• Nachoing reduces stress
• Loyalty binds

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Please rate and review our podcast on iTunes and Stitcher. This helps others find the podcast and lets us know what our listeners want to hear.

In this episode of the Nacho Kids Podcast, Lori Sims, founder of Nacho Kids, interviews a stepmom of four years that has two bio kids and one stepkid. The stepkid had summer visitation until recently when Patti and her husband moved to a small town to be closer to his kids. Not just any small town, but the same small town where high conflict bio mom and stepkid live!  

In this episode, we discuss:

• Changes in visitation
• Stepmom working from home and being the primary caregiver to the stepkid
• Letting go of control
• Nachoing reduces stress
• Loyalty binds

Rate & Review Our Podcast

Please rate and review our podcast on iTunes and Stitcher. This helps others find the podcast and lets us know what our listeners want to hear.