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How to Develop a Parenting Partnership

February 13, 2016 by Jaimi Erickson Leave a Comment

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Creating a Parenting Partnership-Do you and your spouse struggle to find common ground in the face of parenting challenges. These 4 ideas helped my husband and I come together to form a close parenting partnership.

A parenting partnership has taken my husband and me a few years to create. Seeing eye-to-eye has not always been easy. He is a military guy, so we go from parenting together to him not parenting at all for stretches of time. Distance taught us how important it is to create a parenting partnership for our marriage and children.

My husband deployed when our oldest was 6 months old and we had a conversation that revealed a common parenting vision. I was feeling like I was not doing enough by being a stay at home mom and not working outside of the home.  My husband said, “I am glad you are home with him since I am so far away. He needs someone to be there for him.” I knew then we had a joint mission – we had a common goal – but we still faced challenges.

At times, we disagreed regarding how to best teach our child discipline. My husband wanted complete compliance; I was willing to negotiate. When my husband had to be away again for work, I was able to see the benefits of his parenting point of view.

As soon as I am parenting alone, I need to tighten the boundaries, be more firm and not give so many chances. I know that being clear about what we expect will help our children become disciplined over time.

How did we get past our parenting differences and form a parenting partnership? I focused on 4 main ideas.

How to Develop a Parenting Partnership

Read my 4 tips for creating a parenting partnership over on CloudMom, then stop back and check out the posts below that help me during the difficult days of parenting:

How to create a parenting partnership. These 4 main ideas helped my husband and I come together to form a parenting partnership after having our first child.

 

How have you and your husband created a parenting partnership? Are you still trying to find a good balance?

Parenting Support:

Complete Guide for Stay-at-Home Moms: Parenting Tips

Parenting with Purpose

Teaching Children to Obey

Teaching Picky Eaters to Eat Healthy Foods

 

Marriage Support:

Encouraging Husbands

When You Need to Work on Your Marriage

Working on a Successful Marriage

Remembering the Why of My Marriage

Successful Mom Daily Checklist to help you gain balance between housework and play time with the kids. Get more done, and feel more successful as a mom and homemaker.

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