4 Ways To Model A Healthy Marriage For Your Children

We Show Our Marriage Is A Priority

I have learned that making my marriage a priority is a gift to not only myself but to my children as well.  The best thing that I can do for my children is to show them that my marriage matters. 

A couple of times a year, my husband and I take some time away just for us. 

When my son asked me why he couldn’t come I said, “Sometimes Mommies and Daddies need some time to be alone together.  Just like sometimes you and Mommy need time to be alone together.”

It is important to make your marriage a priority, but it is equally as important for your children to see that you make your marriage a priority. 

Modeling the importance of taking care of your marriage is an invaluable lesson for your children to carry into adulthood.

We Show Love And Appreciation

There is no doubt that words are a powerful tool.  In our house, my husband and I speak the language of love and appreciation towards our children and towards each other.

We say thank you to each other everyday.  For little things like taking  our son to karate or picking up dinner, to big things like being a great spouse.  

And, the words “I love you” are spoken multiple times a day.

Children need to not only see actions of love and appreciation, but they also need to hear the words.  They need to see that words of love and appreciation are powerful tools and that a healthy relationship says those words often. 

Husband and I have made endless mistakes along this journey of marriage and parenting, that is for sure.   But, working hard to model a healthy, loving and happy relationship is a priority to us. 

By doing this, it is our hope that our children have a secure and happy childhood and carry the values of a healthy marriage into their future. 

So far, so good.

Tammy

Married and Naked

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