What It's Like To Parent A Large Blended Family and Role Of Love Dice with Paul Zolman S6 E82

Becoming Parents Podcast · Dec 5, 2023 · 33m

I have fathered 8 children with my first wife.

Absorbed 6 more with my second wife

and 2 more with my current wife.

I was raised in an abusive home and vowed to myself and whoever would listen that I would not be unkind to my children.

I was entering a new field of something I knew nothing about... effective parenting. I had to learn quickly what works and what didn't work. Chore charts worked great.

When they want to be beside you all the time, incorporate them into the activity, regardless of how busy you are. They just want to be included. Love is more powerful than anything.

Teach them to…