5 Lessons Your Kids Learn Every Time You and Your Spouse DISAGREE

2. We teach our kids how to work through real issues/diagreements in a relationship.

One of the greatest indicators of whether or not a marriage will last is a couple’s abilities to consistently and persistently work through their issues. And, this is also a great lesson for our kids to witness and learn.

Our kids need to see us work through our issues in a healthy way…NO berating each other, using foul language, tossing blame back and forth, name-calling, yelling, or any physical aggression.  We must approach each other with respect.  We need to be slow to speak and quick to listen.

Reader, let me be clear…NASTY ARGUMENTS WITH THE BEHAVIOR DESCRIBED IN THE LIST ABOVE ARE EXTREMELY DETRIMENTAL TO YOUR MARRIAGE AND YOUR CHILDREN.

There is NO scenario where that kind of behavior is okay, whether children are present or not.

If we find ourselves in a nasty argument in front of our kids, we must apologize to both our spouse and our kids for the behavior and quickly seek help from a professional marriage counselor on how to effectively resolve conflict in your marriage.  You can learn the skills necessary to argue in a more respectful and healthy manner, and your marriage and kids will greatly benefit.