The Greatest Gift

If you are married and have children, the greatest gift you can give your children is to love and respect each other. Your children will learn how to express love, communicate, and handle stress by the interaction between their parents and themselves. There is no perfect family and no perfect marriage, but there are somethings a couple can do to help their family have a healthier interaction. Here are a few gifts to give to your children:

1. Parents that love one another. Showing acceptance, support, and healthy affection. It teaches children how to develop relationships with others.

2. Healthy communication. Try not to shout, belittle, or ignore your spouse. Children bring the same communication interaction from home to school, extracurricular activities, and other social situations.

3. Keep your word. Never promise something to your spouse or children that you can not follow through with totally. When you keep your word it teaches children that you can be trusted and are dependable.

4. Get any anger under control. Angry parents usually will have angry children. The reason some children have trouble interacting in school with adults and peers is because of the troubled relationships they witness and experience at home.

So, what is the greatest gift parents can give their family? A loving supportive relationship between the parents that carry over to the rest of the family.