Family

i believe the secret for a successful family is putting God first in all activities and letting Him be the center of your life and the relationship. It may sound like the usually godly advised right? but i did experience the wonders of it if you really seek God first, everything else will follow. few months ago i and my husband were always in a great fight, not a single day that we would not argue and fight and hurt each other's feeling until i came to a point that i feel so restless and empty and almost giving up. i knew God then but he was my least priority, i give less of my time to Him and does whatever i pleases. But He makes way to get our attention, i met people from our church and then i decided that i would work out my relationship with Him first and have a constant faith and i know that He will get me through in everything. with constant prayer and with His faithfulness,grace and love i am now back in His arms and so is my husband. He has truly changed how the relationship go within our family. We rarely get into fights, though there are still times that my patient is being tested. So if you want success,in family, finances, wisdom and all areas of life just turn to God. =)

Welcome to MyLot as well. That is a very open question you have there. I would say that the first response is correct that the biggest key to a successful family is respect. Each person needs to treat all the others with respect. But, how is this achieved? That is a harder question. I believe that the parents set the tone for the family. Therefore, if the parents respect each other, respect their children, and demand respect from their children, then they will recieve it. So, again, how do parents treat their families with respect. 1. No matter the age, treat them as intelligent. I could get into a large amount of info on this one, but I'll just say that children do have logical thought. Sometimes, it seems like they don't because it is so much different than how most if not all adults think, but they do. Parents need to realize that and use it, i.e. allow thier child's thought process to develop, have rewards and punishments in line with this thought process, give children all of the information they need to make wise decisions, listen to how and why decisions and opinions are made etc. (This also applies to your spouse. They will think differently than you on some topic.) 2. Stay calm. It is not wrong to get upset. It is wrong to get enraged. When you are upset, stay calm in your actions and words. Express your feelings in what you say, not how you say it. If you need to, take a walk or break until you are ready/able to do this. 3. Think about the other people. If you don't do this automatically, as I do not, set aside a few minutes of every day for each person in your family to think about what you can do to make them feel important to you. If you already have a family, you'll be surprised at how big of a difference these few minutes can make, assuming you actually do what you think of. 4. ... There are lots more very specific things too, but this is a good start. Oh, one more thing, spend time together as a family. I recomend dinner time. Always have dinner together. If one person cannot be there till 8, then dinner isn't till 8. If dinner doesn't work for you set aside another time, such as breakfast. Study after study has shown that families who eat together stay together and work together.

first of all warm welcome to mylot community successful family means every body must take his/her responsibility and every body respescted