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19. Does not use alcohol to excess or drugs.

18. Willing to participate in family established rituals such as birthdays, holidays, etc.
6. Will accept your boundaries about how much affection you are comfortable with expressing in front of your kids, and at what pace. Progress slowly in the relationship, at least in front of your children.
5. Willing to be introduced into the lives of the kids slowly.
1. Playful, light and fun with kids. (Kids have an innate instinct about people. Watch
4. Not jealous if you need to put the children first or when they need your attention. Childhood goes by very quickly. Give you children the attention they need. Help with homework, the chance to talk about their day [link widoczny dla zalogowanych], etc.
11. Sees you as a competent adult and a devoted parent.
14. Is there to hold you when you are missing your kids. Doesn't try to talk you out of how you feel or rationalize away your sadness.
20. Able to apologize and model asking for forgiveness when he/she makes a mistake. Able to easily and quickly forgive when asked for forgiveness.
9. Doesn't scold, lecture or "should" you about how you interact with the children's other parent.
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13. Able to be flexible with the unexpected and roll with the unplanned events that always seem to arise in a household with children.
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3. Doesn't try to discipline kids. Setting rules, boundaries and giving consequences needs to be done by the biological parent.
2. Doesn't try to make the kids like activities they "should" like. Will accept a child's declining to participate in an activity that he/she likes. Open to learning about your child's activities and interests.
7. Speaks to children respectfully but not patronizingly. Speaks to them in age-appropriate ways about topics of interest to kids not just to him/her. Never uses degrading or belittling language. Never calls anyone derogatory names.
10. Is patient when children express jealous and interfering behaviors.
17. Able to have open and non-defensive conversations about how you feel and what you want about your relationship and your children.
12. Understands all kids are different. Doesn't compare your kids with his/her kids (or kids seen on TV!).
16. Willing to model respect and adoration for you in front of your children. It is good for kids to see their parent treated well by another adult.
15. Understands that kids do grow up and that life-partners are together long after the kids have left home.
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8. Doesn't want to exclusively do activities with children or only activities in which kids are excluded. A healthy relationship has a mix of adult-only and child-included activities.