Children and Marriage

There is no question that successfully raising children while keeping a marriage strong can be a challenge. Meeting the needs of a spouse, children, and yourself often feels impossible. Successfully managing conflicts and finding the time and energy to communicate does not happen by accident.

The good news, however, is that it is possible to have a solid and meaningful relationship with a spouse and your children. The trick is in recognizing that both are worth our efforts and giving them both the attention they deserve.

Children impact marriages. Children need our time, energy, and attention - sometimes away from the marriage. The extra work required to care for a young child creates more opportunities for arguments and resentment about the division of labor in the home. Raising children will often bring up conflicts between parents that were either unnoticed or unimportant before, for example how to discipline.

Many parents are able to keep their marriage strong despite these challenges. What is their secret:

• work together as a team
• respect one another
• communicate and manage conflict before resentment builds
• make time for one another
• have fun together - with and without the children

RESOURCES

The Family Life Council offers parent education programs on a regular basis.  You can check www.flcgso.com for more information.  Other places to look include: hospitals, local churches and synagogues, adult education centers and community colleges.  With all of the resources available on this subject, you're bound to find what you are looking for if you take a little bit of time to look around. Click here to see scheduled events.

	The Guilford County Marriage Resource Center staff and volunteers are happy to provide speakers and publicity or help you develop a custom seminar which will serve to strengthen relationships in your community organization.
	Look at the Calendar of Events for opportunities available to you.
	Contact our Resource Library staff for videos and publications available for check out.
	For more information, please contact us at info@gcmarriage.org

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