Do you fight with your spouse in front of your children?

My husband and I try to never fight in front of the children as even at an early age they can feel the tension and this will upset them . I can't say we have never did it as sometimes when one is angry , you don't think of who is around but on the most part when either my husband or I feels the need to say something and are scared it might end up in an arguement , then we go for a drive and leave the older children to watch the younger children . When we come home we are always in better spirits so the older children realize we are going to discuss something but never realize the extent to what the conversation is about , so it is easier for them .

My husband always remind me not to quarrel with him in front of our son. But I just couldn't help bursting out at him sometimes. There was one time that we quarreled and our one year-old son woke up to find me crying. The baby cried, too, looked at his father with sorrowful eyes and said "away" (This is word for quarrel in our language)My husband tried to hush me and our son and he hugged and kissed me to show our baby things are fine. Like you said, even one year-olds can already sense the tension between parents, and my husband always tlaks me to be more controlled when in front of our son and not to show any anger as long as we are not out of earshot from the baby.

I think it all depends on how intense the argument is. When you think about it, you don't want your kids growing up with the idea that life is always perfect and things don't have to be worked out now and then. It is the same as some couples won't kiss in front of their kids. Why should they be afraid of showing affection?