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Family Strengths: Love And Respect

You, like many other people, want your family to be strong and happy. So remember the golden rule of good family relationships, a family cannot exist without love and respect! Love and respect are the key feelings on which any family relations are based. Love and respect are the guiding force that binds the family together.  At first glance, these feelings are quite similar, but, at the same time, these are different feelings as well as relationships. You can share your feelings in a support group. 

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Family Strengths: Love And Respect

Love is an unconditional feeling.

Respect is a feeling that must be earned, and Psychology Today says it begins at home.

But draw attention that loving and respecting in the family involves much more than feelings; it also consists of loving and respecting actions.

Here are some ideas for strengthening love and respect in the family in word and deed.

Write Love Notes And Messages

Try to write short love notes and messages to encourage your family members and express appreciation as often as you can.

Finding a love note under the pillow in the morning is so pleasant, or getting one or two love messages within a day.

For inspiration, you can use the Internet sayings and quotes about love as I love you quotes, mother’s love quotes, quotes about mothers and daughters, quotes about mothers and sons, I love my daughter’s quotes, and I love my son’s quotes or something like that.

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Keep Your Promises

Breaking your word to any family member indicates a lack of respect.

Show your family members that you never offer empty promises, that you mean what you say, and act on what you say.

Avoid Constant Ordering, Directing, Or Correcting

Leave your business-like tone at work, and keep in mind that your family expects you to be polite and positive at home.

Family Strengths: Love And Respect

Use The Power Of Touch

Don’t forget that touch is an excellent way of showing love and respect.

Hugs, kisses, pats can say a lot to your nearest and dearest people and remind them about your warm attitude.

It’s essential to give hugs or kisses in good times and bad ones (for example, after an argument).

Arrange “Caring Days”

As has been said already, support your words with concrete actions.

Figure out from your spouse and kids what loving actions they’d like to see on your side.

But these actions must be, first of all, specific (such as, “Send me a love message at least twice a day!“), positive (they mustn’t contain such words as “DON’T” and “STOP”); by the way, they must be relatively small and not so difficult to be done regularly.

Then choose a few days as “caring ones” and agree to do three or four of such loving actions.

For example, if you want to show mother-daughter love, agree with your daughter to leave love notes in your jeans or jacket pockets, call each other during lunch to hear how you’re doing, and cook dinner together.

Most of us value our families, but many are still unaware of the importance of strengthening and improving their family life.

It takes hard daily work to make a happy and prosperous family.

But that’s up to you! The work you put into strengthening your family can be well worth the effort.

About Julee: Julee Morrison is an experienced author with 35 years of expertise in parenting and recipes. She is the author of four cookbooks: The Instant Pot College Cookbook, The How-To Cookbook for Teens, The Complete Cookbook for Teens, and The Complete College Cookbook. Julee is passionate about baking, crystals, reading, and family. Her writing has appeared in The LA Times (Bon Jovi Obsession Goes Global), Disney's Family Fun Magazine (August 2010, July 2009, September 2008), and My Family Gave Up Television (page 92, Disney Family Fun August 2010). Her great ideas have been featured in Disney's Family Fun (Page 80, September 2008) and the Write for Charity book From the Heart (May 2010). Julee's work has also been published in Weight Watchers Magazine, All You Magazine (Jan. 2011, February 2011, June 2013), Scholastic Parent and Child Magazine (Oct. 2011), Red River Family Magazine (Jan. 2011), BonAppetit.com, and more. Notably, her article "My Toddler Stood on Elvis' Grave and Scaled Over Boulders to Get to a Dinosaur" made AP News, and "The Sly Way I Cured My Child's Lying Habit" was featured on PopSugar. When she's not writing, Julee enjoys spending time with her family and exploring new baking recipes.
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