How to build meaningful relationships with your partner and your children.
Are you concerned that you and your partner aren’t on the same page?
Do you wonder if your family think it is “all” worth it?
It’s easy to get complacent, to think your family life is running smoothly. Then you turn around and discover too late that the solid foundations you thought you were building, aren’t as solid as you had hoped or expected.
Which is why it’s so important to build meaningful relationships that support your family life.
The good news is, it’s never too late to reflect on what your version of “Christmas Future” looks like and make changes. This is especially true if the answer to either of those questions is Yes.
Getting it right matters as friend of mine, let’s call him Toby, illustrates evocatively about his relationship breakdown:
“If there’s one thing I wish we’d done better, it would have been to have those really honest discussions – rather than the more off-hand comments and observations – about the work life balance for both of us, including as a couple and as parents.
But hey – we live and learn, eh?!”
Head over to the Dadvengers website to read the rest of the piece, including these topics:
Meaningful relationships require open and honest conversations.
Meaningful relationships need shared purpose.
Meaningful relationships require equality at home.
How to build meaningful relationships with your children
Plus you can watch Nigel and I on the Dadvengers’ “Dad Chats Live” over on Instagram. We talked about the content, shared stories and answered Q&A with the viewers.
Our conversation starts at 9min and you can catch up and watch here:
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