Marriage Counseling for Couples with Children
Adding children means adding stress and changing the dynamic of any marriage, and it is a major reason why many couples begin marriage counseling. Admitting that you need help from a counselor after having children isn’t a sign of a weak marriage or bad parenting, it is more likely a sign of a strong individual going through something completely normal and difficult and having the sense enough to ask for help.
Gina said:
After having the girls almost back to back, we were having a difficult enough time scheduling their feeding, bathing and play time between our work schedules. We had no time for being a couple and, honestly, it wasn’t even something on our list of priorities. Right then, it was more of a survival stage.
Time management and the rearranging of priorities in a marriage that is now in the child rearing stage can be difficult. The Child rearing Stage is when the arrival of your children causes a transition in your relationship with your partner. The focus of your relationship shifts from each other to the family as a unit. There is a dramatic increase in the amount of work and distraction that takes the spotlight off the couple and places it on the family. Few families find themselves adequately prepared for this transitional time.
It is important for couples in this stage to intentionally plan time for themselves, as a couple, in order to keep their intimacy and partnership bonded.
Marriage counseling can help couples finding the need to reconnect during this stage
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