These tips are from a book entitled Guide To Your Parenting Concerns, written by Lewis Griffith, a marriage and family counselor. Spent lots of time together. Time together is the best predictor of strong relationships. It lets youngsters know parents care bout them and provides opportunities to build memories and have a good time. The options are unlimited.
Families can take trips, do yard work, exercise, ride motorcycles or operate a business together.
Avoid being critical. Too many parents view their roles s chief analysists of their youngsters' looks, friends, activities and plans. Continual bad-mouthing only turns children away from their parents. This doesn't mean folks shouldn't guide and correct their offspring, but they need to downplay their children's negtives and capitalize on what they're ding right. Develop and shre mutual interests.