Trust and respect have to be the foundations of any relationship between a parent and a child. It can often be hard to know how to keep that respect, however, and when trust issues present themselves, it can be hard for a family to move past these problems. Mending the hurt caused by disagreements can be difficult, but it’s crucial for staying happy as a family.
Those who understand the importance of respectful parenting are willing to go through the work of getting the help they need to keep the lines of communication open with their children. And in some family situations involving children from previous marriages, this can seem like an incredible struggle.
Take, for instance, the story from this article published by The Huffington Post of one woman who went to counseling with her husband and her husband’s ex-wife to work out the parenting responsibilities regarding the children from the previous marriage.
The entire length of this counseling process took a period of nine months, which is an enormous amount of time to have to meet regularly with your significant other’s ex. However, as the wife herself goes on to say in the story, this period of counseling was indispensable for keeping the extended family, which involves her own ex-husband, working well as one cohesive unit.
Effective communication can overcome the barriers posed by almost any relationship or problem. The decision to seek parental counseling is a difficult one, but the option of counseling shouldn’t be stigmatized at all. Many wonder if counseling will indicate to others that they think they aren’t good parents, but the choice to learn to be a better parent is putting your child’s welfare ahead of your own, a very noble goal.
Here at Family Coaching LLC, we offer a range of counseling services for all types of family relationships. If you want to build a better atmosphere of love and respect for your children, we can show you the techniques to use to keep you and your children on the same page. We serve couples and families all over the area surrounding Phoenix, AZ.