Our First Team
Mar 12, 2021
Everything about love, relationships, and communication is all first taught at home. Our family is the first team we are ever on. How children observe family members interact and treat each other is generally what they will seek out later in life. The way we love and respect each other at home is how our children learn the value of loving and respecting others.
If you think your team is lacking some healthy communication strategies at home, or are feeling a lack of love with your family, it's not too late to learn ways to build the connection and help ensure your children have a better chance at forming healthy relationships when they get older. It takes some work and practice if love wasn't learned early on, but it can be done! One of the biggest gifts we can give our children is a strategy for seeking out and maintaining healthy relationships by letting them absorb this while they are young.
Parents model how to support each other, collaborate on tasks, and protect each other from harm. Parents also model how to set healthy boundaries and how to value personal space. Self-care is a form of love. When children see parents practicing self-care, they see more happiness and connection within the team. Children learn that it's not okay to put themselves last on the list.
People have different ways of expressing and receiving love. Learning what those are for each family member and honoring those styles is an important skill our children pick up on.
Here are the 5 Languages of Love. Think about how each member of your family may have a different style of expressing and receiving love.
- Words of Affirmation
- Quality Time
- Gift Giving
- Physical Touch
- Acts of Service
Children learn more than we sometimes give them credit for. Those little eyes are always watching and those little ears hear more than we think.
You deserve the power of having a loving, connected home as much as your children deserve to reap the long-term benefits.
Go Team!
