What are you doing to encourage your daughter to maintain healthy relationships?
I think it’s safe to say that most kids don’t know very much about relationships.
What they know is what they get from TV, music, and other forms of popular entertainment.
And this isn’t where they should be getting their relationship insights.
They should be getting tips from you.
You’ve been there, done that. You’ve experienced things they haven’t. They should be coming to you for advice.
So when and if they do, here’s are some things you can tell your daughters…
A relationship isn’t something your child should be experiencing alone. It’s a 2-way street.
A healthy relationship (the only kind worth having) is based on mutual respect, trust, honesty, shared values and open communication. Your daughter needs to understand this. She also needs to be able to give as good as she gets when it comes to trust, respect, etc. Hopefully you are walking the walk in the healthy relationships you have in your own life. If you’ve made mistakes (and who hasn’t?) talk about them in age-appropriate ways. Discuss with your daughter what you’ve learned about healthy relationships.
Check out the other 9 tips at the link below to help prevent some of the hurt that your child may feel later, when the relationships don’t work out…
What do you tell your kids about relationships?
10 Tips For Teaching Your Daughter Relationship Smarts [Ezine Articles]
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Some great parenting tips there. Though I would have to add that the biggest one is probably leading by example. Show a good relationship at home between you and your partner.