Ask the Expert: Blended families can work well, but it takes a lot of sensitivity and patience
A lot depends on your practical options. Could you easily move out and find new accommodation that is not disruptive to your lives? Perhaps you have accommodation nearby that allows your children to continue their lives and for you to maintain your relationship with your partner or maybe you don’t and moving out is a more drastic step that needs to be considered more carefully. Whatever you decide, below are some principles that can help.
There could be lots of reasons as to why your 13 year old is unhappy and it is important that you give her space to talk and that you listen non-defensively. Your daughter could feel awkward starting relationships with a stepfather or step-siblings, or she might feel disloyal to her own father if she does. While she might be happy to see you happy in a new relationship, she might also feel jealous that it means you have left her behind.
Either way it might be a good idea to seek your own counselling or to attend a parenting when separated course to tease out how to approach things (see
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