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Difficult Step Children

September 4, 2007 by admin Leave a Comment

A listener is in a new marriage – a second one. Her new step daughter is difficult and sulky. This is a classic “pursuer-distancer” (or “cat and mouse game”) relationship dynamic. The one person pursues while the other RUNS! Guess who has the power? Answer: The one doing the running. Avoid this common dynamic by taking a firm-but-gentle stance. Listen how…

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