Kaya 959 Reporter
Navigating a new relationship with a partner who has children from a previous relationship can be rather tricky, especially when you start your own blended family.
Across the world there are blended families where you find parents who have children from previous relationships where all the members come together as one unit.
Point of View with Phemelo Momtene recently spoke to Sarah Masoabi – Author of Successful Family Blending about important thing to observe when bringing love to a blended family.
Masoabi has been in a blended family for over 18 years now.
In her book Successful Family Blending she shares the challenges of a blended family in the African culture.
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Speaking to Phemelo she said a successful blended family set up is possible when parents create a healthy space for it to thrive.
“Coming together with children from previous marriages, their children in previous marriage did not have a good childhood or the family set up there where they come from was broken.”
“They were abused or there was drug and alcohol involved; but in this union they get to experience family in a different space.”
“The two adultss here are prepared to create a good family environment for the children to grow in and it can be a space where children heal from the traumas they have experienced in the broken relationship from their biological parents.” says Masoabi.
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