When Husband

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When Husband Wife Become Mom and Dad

• The Beginning... When Parents Are Born

2
When Husband Wife Become Mom and Dad

• The birth of their child marked the birth of a
  new relationship when husband wife become mom
  and dad.
• Through my conversation and counselling couples
  with child I heard comments like these
• Whats happened to our marriage?
• My husband isnt the same person i married.
• Were more like roommates than lovers now.
• Theres so little time or energy left to invest
  in each other.
• I have no idea how to maintain a healthy marriage
  since having children. I need help?
• Children change a marriage completely and
  permanently. They change who we are as
  individuals and as a couple. They stretch us.
  They throw our marriage relationship out of
  whack.

3
Children Change a Marriage

• Lets look at some of the ways children change a
  marriage.
• Children Bring a Total Lifestyle Change
• This little bundle of joy brings a new kind of
  stress to the marriage relationship.
• Priorities,
• Daily schedules,
• Career goals,
• Communication,
• Commitment,
• Sleep patterns,
• Monthly budgets, and to name just a few.
• Children diminish a couples freedom and
  spontaneity change a couples sex life, social
  life, and friendships. Children bring a total
  lifestyle change.

4
Regain Balance

• Third, marriage is work.
• It requires
• Demonstrating Sacrifices
• Offering Kindness
• Willingly to Forgive
• Practicing Discipline

5
Conclusion

• When you learn to hang in there with each
  other, you are also giving a priceless gift of
  loving security to your children.
• The best thing you can do for your children it to
  love each other. Children are watching us all the
  time, and when we model a relationship that hangs
  in there through lifes normal conflicts and
  challenges, we are demonstrating to them that
  they, too, will have a place to hang security in
  life, despite everyday difficulties.
• Marriage teaches us how to love, and children
  learn that lesson from watching.