Create Good Family Memories

The most important place you could ever put all your effort into is your family. The family unit you that you create in your home, if made strong, can help you in so many areas. Building strong ties and really knowing each other is not the same and may need less or a little more attention. Spending time to share experiences, even having a family meal can be so important.

Family meals were always a really great time at our house. My childrens friends use to love to come over and join us. You never knew what was going to come out of someone's mouth because that was our time to share or talk about whatever. Through those meals we learned a lot about each other, had a lot of laughs, and actually sometimes we were kind of sad that dinner was over. Believe me when I say that it was not always perfect but it was the best most of the time.

Today with everyone running around like they do a lot of families don't have that chance to sit and eat together. For some people it has just been a long hard day and they last thing they want is a lot of chatter. I'm asking you to give it a chance, you may find that it makes your day lighter, you will learn so much about each other, and then you can go on to your individual needs after.

Giving each other space to grow and learn is important too. Everyone needs to have a certain amount of privacy in their lives. By showing trust and respect to each other you grow closer as a family. Trust and respect, not simple words, and words that you can say need to be earned. If you start trying to promote those two words in your family from the beginning it sticks with them. Examples like, "I trust you are going to pick up your toys", or, "That was a great help", will go a long way.

Most of all there is that unconditional love that everyone needs to feel. We all need to know that no matter what we excel in or fail at that we are loved. Confidence comes from trying things and being able to move on to the next. The love from a family supports each other and gives each other that confidence.

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