Examples Of Discipline In Marriage

How to Communicate About Child Discipline in a Marriage

Even if you and your spouse generally agree on everything else, there’s a chance you’ll disagree at some point about how to discipline your children. Disagreements aren’t a big deal— as long as you handle them maturely, outside the prying ears of your children. Learn to work as a team in developing a standard for disciplining your children and dealing with conflicting opinions. Overall, focus on standing together as a united front— that’s the best way to ensure your children get a consistent parenting message.

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== Steps ==

===Developing a Game Plan===

#Question “what would we do?” when observing other parents. You and your spouse may not have any context for discussing parenting issues until an issue arises. However, you can use parenting situations in the world around you to figure out where you stand on certain issues. Start asking, “What would we do

#Understand one another’s backgrounds. {SEE existing content}

== Tips ==

* Remember not to judge or criticize each other during your periods of communication. You should be able to communicate openly and honestly about how you feel.

* Remember that struggling with discipline is normal. Communicating about your parenting styles and methods of discipline should strengthen your relationship with your spouse and your children.

* Consider visiting a therapist or family counselor, especially if you find yourselves having disruptive disagreements with your spouse that cannot be resolved.

== Warnings ==

* Avoid having one parent or the other handle all of the discipline. Both you and your spouse should be involved and supportive of one another when it comes to disciplining your children.

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