Parenting Tips for Your 49-50 Month Old Child
Your couple relationship is more than negotiating who does the dishes, who cleans the bathroom, and who gives your children a bath. Good communication and problem solving skills aren’t the total answer to happiness in your relationship. There is more to it than that. In fact, some couples who have worked out all the kinks are still left wondering what’s missing. What might be missing is a deeper sense of shared meaning. Every couple has their own special way of doing things with their own customs, rituals, and traditions. This creates a feeling of closeness, belonging and knowing. This is who the couple is and what the couple does.
Shared meaning is created when couples share their innermost thoughts, feelings, dreams, goals, and plans for the future with each other. You may find that some of your goals are different from your partner’s goals. Luckily, it’s OK if you don’t always agree. The goal isn’t to always agree because that would be impossible. Instead, the goal is to create an environment where each of you is able to freely express your ideas even if you don’t agree.
Creating a sense of shared meaning around your roles as parents will help you grow closer. Talk about sharing your dreams and hopes for the future with each other. Use these conversation starters:
- When our child grows up, I hope others will describe him as…
- The most important thing we can give our child is…
- When we are grandparents, I hope we still…
