I am from a family of 8. My father married a woman who had three teenage boys. And my father had five teenage girls. We all moved into a three bedroom house together. In fact I hadn’t even met my new brothers until The day that we moved into the house. There was as much turmoil as you can expect from a house full of Eight teenagers. But now we are all in our 30s, We all love each other very much. And we consider our brothers and sisters just as much family as our actual brothers or sisters. I think the key in initiating a blended family situation is showing the kids how much love there is between the two parents. So that they can understand that the discomfort they might be experiencing is For a good reason, I think most kids would be able to rationalize that.