Positive family interactions are intrinsically rewarding processes – simply, it is fun to be loving member of a warm and supportive family. Positive family relationships are also crucial in so many other ways as well as wellbeing in general.

Help children feel safe and cared for – this creates strong confidence to go out and freely interact with the physical space, experiment and learn.

• help your family to converse effectively, resolve conflicts and tolerate each other’s views.

• help the children acquire skills on perceiving and developing good and healthy relationships.

This is why it is important that you work hard it keeping and strengthening the bonds which exist between you and your children and other relatives. Thankfully, there are plenty of easy things that a person can do to foster good family relationships.

Time And Family Related Issue

• Quality time is all about trying to get the maximum possible time out of any time spent by a family get together.
• Take every occasion that call for spending a bit of time together as an opportunity to converse and joke.
• For instance, while in the car, or while eating family dinners is perfect time to update of what happened throughout the day.
• Get rid of the excessive use of technology
• This makes sure that everyone is on the same page in regard to whatever you are doing or discussing at any one point in time.
• It can just be 5 minutes before each child goes to bed, show affectionate gestures
• Spend as much of your time as you can with your partner if you are involved with someone
• In case you were explaining to your children, you may tell them clearly with kindness; beneficial for you and their father/mother to have some alone time together
• Fix play dates with kids for bright regular fun activities for the entire family
• This can range from the basic family football match on Saturdays at a nearby park, or a weekly family game night
• Sit for a meal together more often and give each person a task or a position to assume
• For instance, someone prepares the table, someone sweeps the table, and someone washes the utensils. In this case, positive communication and family relationships will enhance.
• Positive interpersonal communication deals with understanding the other person without criticizing and giving one’s opinions without offending the other person. It makes everyone feel heard, appreciated and accepted and this fosters relationship with other people.
• If your child or partner wants to talk then try to leave whatever you are doing and really listen to them
• Allow those people to say what they have to say or how they feel
• Be willing to share all kinds of things – including things that screw up and all forms of emotions such as anger, joy, frustration, fear and anxiety.
• However, it is important that you should avoid discussion when things like anger, for instance, are brewing because you will make a wrong decision
• Expect to engage in question-and-answer discussions without prior notice
• For instance, younger children might like having a conversation with you about what they feel whenever they are in the bath or when they are going to bed
• Prepare for your emotional communication with your teenager and think through what you want to say.
• For instance, sexuality, consumption of substances and alcohol, learning problems and Issues to do with money are some of the issues that families may find hard to discuss. To avoid frustration when it comes to the matters of feeling and values it is good to have few ideas on your mind
• Pray with your children
• For instance, ‘I like it when you bring the bins in without being reminded to do so, Leo
• Make it clear to every member of your family that you have feelings for them.
• It’ll keep the good overall health issues & wellbeing.

Mutual Respect

• Respect of each other and familial bonds. Mutual respect of each other’s opinions is one of the main aspects of a good family
• Make yourself a friend and get friends who will make themselves interested in each other
• For instance, plan to attend the other partner’s games, dramas, art productions and any other functions
• Use the pronoun everyone when describing activities of the day. For instance, ‘When do you think, Izzy, you felt at your best today?

Discuss Important Experiences Within the Family

These can assist children to make what is not easily seen or excluded from their memories relevant – for instance, Mum’s achievements in sports or exercise, or the manner in which they assisted to care for their sibling when the sibling was an infant

Respect each other’s dissimilarities, skills and capabilities, and harness team member’s strengths

For instance, if you encourage your teenage child to listen to a young sibling reading, and tell them nice words of appreciation and gratitude, then the child develops a positive attitude towards oneself.