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There's something hilarious about the phrase "blended family." As though you can throw two sets of hostile people in the blender and serve them poolside with fruit kebabs and little paper umbrellas.

Research has shown that the first few years of a child's life provide the foundation for future learning.

As part of Dr. Phil's continuing "Family First" series, he offers parents strategies to manage crisis and bring peace into their households. Below are the tools that can help turn your chaotic family into a phenomenal one.

Dr. Phil and special guest Dr. Jim Sears, pediatrician and co-host of the hit show, The Doctors, tackle five childhood behaviors that often leave parents frustrated and reveal the dos and don'ts when dealing with them: