Having different parenting styles can make it difficult for parents to establish a routine for their child. Especially with divorces, when a parent is deployed, or when one parent travels on business.
1. Agree on your child’s main job. Let the job help shape the routine. Your child’s main job is to be a student. One of my favorite bits of advice for parents is that “the goal of the parenting is to help our children become responsible adults.” Most adults work 40 plus hours a week. A child’s school week equals 37.5 hours not including homework time. Many parents argue on their child’s extracurricular activities. Focusing on your child’s main priority will help with this.
2. Prioritize “family time”. Parents make it easier on yourself. Debate on the important things such as how should we spend family time this weekend or which summer vacation to take. Quality family time goes a long way. Figuring out ways to spend quality family time should be the easy part.
3. Agree on the strengths of each parenting style. Focusing on the strengths is different than focusing on the similarities. Focusing on the strengths promote, builds confidence among both sides. Your marriage will also grow because it communicates a sign of confidence in your partner.
