(http://blog.projectpatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/TodaysFamExp_Logo_Color-300x300.jpg)I'm really excited about this episode of our podcast, "Today's Family Experience" because it features my first podcast interview.  Up to this point I've shared short one-minute episodes which captures content from my blog but these interviews are a bit different.  My goal is to introduce you to people who are making a significant impact on families and share our conversation on important topics.

(http://blog.projectpatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/docshawn-150x150.jpg)My guest today is Dr. Shawn Anderson who not only is an expert in parenting but also teaches and coaches other fathers.  He holds a Ph.D in Organizational Leadership from Pepperdine University, is the author of "Living Dangerously:  Seven Keys To Intentional Discipleship," as well as an Adjunct Faculty with Warner Pacific University.

He and Lisa, his wife of 8 years regularly coach and lead sessions for The Family Experience when he isn't teaching for the Pathway's to Fatherhood, an outreach of Northwest Marriage Institute.
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Key Points for Parenting in a Blended Family

* Don't let the kids come between you
* Take time to Get to know the children
* Let the bio parent be the disciplinarian for their own kids especially at the beginning
* Develop new traditions

Resources:

* Shawn Anderson's Website - http://docshawn.com (http://docshawn.com)
* Northwest Marriage Institute - http://www.northwestmarriage.org (http://www.northwestmarriage.org)
* The Family Experience - http://www.thefamilyexperience.org/home (http://www.thefamilyexperience.org/home)
* Follow Shawn on Twitter - http://www.twitter.com/docshawn (http://www.twitter.com/docshawn)
* Shawn's Book - Living Dangerously: Seven Keys to Intentional Discipleship (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1606085476/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=1606085476&linkCode=as2&tag=projectpatcho-20&linkId=L4N32S6HQWOKZNIO)(http://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=projectpatcho-20&l=as2&o=1&a=1606085476)

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