How to Sustain Quality Family Relationship.

Sustaining a quality relationship among the family – Parents to their Children and vice versa, just like life, is not a one way experience. What works for A may not work for B, but, there are some core values that sustains every relationship. 

And here, we will be treating some of them, with experiences shared by parents who took it upon themselves, to implement these core values in relating with their wards and they’ve experienced wins in their relationships.

 

At the end of this article, I will be glad to hear your feedbacks and how you have sustained your family relationship. Loves.

Question: Based on your marital and parenthood experiences, what major value helps in sustaining a quality relationship among the family – parents to wards and vice versa?

Lovely Parent A: 

“This is a very tough question, but the answer is simply LOVE.  Family relationships can be tough and can frustrate often. Unfortunately, you can hardly disown them. (Laughs).

If “defamilying” is possible, it could have been a good option.

But, LOVE covers multitude of sins, overlooks faults and still gives room to act in the best interest of the other person.”

Friendly Parent B:

“Be a man that your spouse and the children can relate with as a friend, without losing the required discipline.” 

Intentional Parent C:

“Growing up, I silently promised myself to have a good relationship with my children.  It wasn’t so easy, as I was always busy in the early days I had my children, there were periods I worked 6 days in a week, but during this period, I spend my free days with my children. I go everywhere with them. 

While they grow, I make sure we have ‘talks’ - about my day and this encourage them to also open up to me about things happening in their lives. Sometimes, their talks may seem meaningless, nevertheless I listen, sometimes in sympathy, sometimes passively, other times actively. 

I know I can boldly say my girls are my best friends and vice versa. 

I learnt how not to judge harshly when they take wrong steps, this is to establish the fact that I am in their corner.

I won’t tear others down in their presence so they won’t do the same. I believe a lot of parents miss this part, they assume the children are young and gossip about others in their presence. This is wrong, they ultimately mirror what they see us do. 

I won’t leave God out of the equation, I know He plays the major role.”

I hope you have learnt some values here to build a better generation.

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