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Perspectives on Family Relationships: (5) How do you keep your marriage as priority #1 and not spend all your time dealing with/talking about kids?
- By The Power of Moms
- Published 02/8/2008
- The Power of Sharing Ideas: What Works
A1. On your weekly date, have a rule that you cannot talk about the children. If that rule seems impossible, then set the timer and after 20 minutes there can be no mention of the children or home problems for the rest of the night. Just focus on your relationship. The best thing the children can have is a mom and a dad who are still madly in love.
A2. Go on a date every week—to the gym to play racquetball, to the local bookstores to read books, to the driving range to hit golf balls…just get out together.
A2. Go on a date every week—to the gym to play racquetball, to the local bookstores to read books, to the driving range to hit golf balls…just get out together.
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Comment #1 (Posted by saren)
I feel like one of the best ways to build a relationship with your husband is to discuss your kids together. I've had some really great conversations with my husband about our kids. We often devote part of our dates to doing a "five facet review" of our kids - talking about how each child is doing emotionally, socially, physically, mentally and spiritually. I love hearing my husband's perspectives on each child and for us, this is a great bonding experience as we try to solve problems together before they even start rather than just dealing with stuff as it arises! I feel that working on things together - whether it's raising kids or doing home improvement projects or whatever - can be a great and fun thing to do together as a couple! But of course you need to just have a good time relaxing together as well.