We talked about remarriage and step-families  in class this past week. Something that I took from class this week was that when parents remarry, they should think about the needs of their children and work to make them involved in the process of the new marriage and in all the transitions and adjustments that will take place when a remarriage takes place. I would have liked to have spent more time talking about this subject, because an increased number of children will live in step-families at some point in their lives and it is a reality that will affect them and their lives, but it is something that they have little or no control over, so I liked the idea of keeping the children involved and having the adults be willing to step back a little and try to think about what would be best for the whole family and not just their own needs. I think that is important, because in any family, I believe that being unselfish and taking the time to really care about those in the family can build and strengthen marriages and this can also help to build and strengthen families as a whole, which I think is ultimately what most families desire.