Tuesday, February 7, 2012

Crossing the bridge: Dr. Sam Klein Von Reiche on why you can never prepare for parenting

Crossing the bridge when you get there applies best in parenting because it’s something that couples can never learn beforehand. This is why Dr. Sam Klein Von Reiche and other relationship counselors meet a lot of stressed couples who are mostly first time parents.

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Upon the discovery that they are expecting a child, couples may already feel all sorts of emotions. Above anything else, there’s the excitement of seeing the fruit of their love. Couples may turn to books and other forms of advice on how to become good parents and how to be ready for what’s coming. However, the only time they would know what to do is when the kid is already there.

As others would say, parenting is demanding and time consuming since it entails nurturing, guiding, and ensuring the safety of the child.

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Dr. Sam Klein Von Reiche recognizes the arrival of children as a factor affecting the marital stage of couples. The chapter when couples have to deal with their child’s development often results to lack of sleep, energy, and time for individual interests, among others. In the longer run, the demands can become very strenuous, which may lead to negative physical, emotional, and psychological effects.

Moreover, even if parenting cannot be practiced in advance, it is something that can be developed along the way. Parents just need to know what values they want to instill to their kids. Most parents, according to experts, use the tactics done by their own parents. However, in doing so, couples must evaluate what methods their parents used on them, say, disciplinary actions, that they prefer not use on their kids. To do this, they simply have to think of what things their parents did to them that they wouldn’t like their kids to experience (for example, receiving harsh penalties when they committed simple mistakes).

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Dr. Sam Klein Von Reiche assists couples in building strong relationship ties. For more information about her, visit DrSamVonReiche.com.