The birth of the first child is not only a joyful event, but also a real challenge for a young family. Relationships between men and women are moving to a new level and it is necessary to adapt to all changes. Spouses cannot spend most of their free time together, because caring for a baby requires a lot of energy and attention.
New lifestyle
With the advent of the child, a considerable physical and psychological load is on the shoulders of the parents. The habitual structure of life is changing, which largely depends on the personal regimen of the baby, which may not sleep at night and exhaust the parents. Housework is added, more funds are needed for new things. Such a load causes fatigue, irritation of both spouses.
Getting used to a new life is easier if the spouses have imagined and discussed in advance what changes need to be made in life, how their usual way of life will change. Therefore, it is better when the pregnancy is planned, and the couple consciously goes to all the consequences of having a child.
Emotional and spiritual connection between spouses
Everyday workload, lack of proper rest, gradually alienate a man and a woman from each other. It is important to remember that after becoming parents, a couple does not cease to be spouses, so it is necessary to carve out, at least a small amount of time and spend it together. Grandparents can come to the rescue, you can hire a nanny and devote one of the evenings to each other. Discussion of joint plans, methods of upbringing and development of the child, joint walks and games also unites the family.
A unified approach to raising a child
Man and woman were originally raised in different families, with different foundations and moral principles. Therefore, there are often disagreements about raising their own child. One parent punishes the baby, the second immediately regrets him, it happens that you can rarely wait for the usual praise from the father, while the mother pampers the child, fulfilling all his whims.
Parents should discuss in advance the principles of raising their child, the qualities that they want to see in him. Over time, the discussion of such issues should become a habit, the child grows his character, and the perception of the world changes, all these factors largely depend on the influence of the parents.
Family cohesion, the ability of spouses to compromise, support each other is the guarantee of a happy family life.
