Dating Your Spouse and How It's Beneficial to Your Children

Going a date with your spouse is a great way to preserve or build a healthy marriage. When the two of you spend time alone together without the distractions of the children or waiting household chores, you are often reminded of what you really like about each other. While dating your spouse is important for a healthy marriage, it is also healthy for your children. Going on dates with your spouse is so important for your marriage but here are five reasons that it is good for your kids as well.

1. The first reason why getting a sitter and going on a date with your spouse is good for your kids is pretty obvious. Absence may make the heart grow fonder but for parents, a short absence from your kids may make you feel saner as well. We may love our children dearly but if we never take time for ourselves to fill up our "well," our reserves go dry and we have less to give to our children.

2. The second reason why getting a sitter and going on a date with your husband is good for your kids because it allows you to communicate with your spouse without the presence of the kids. Hopefully you'll find lots of things to talk about that aren't even related to your kids. Regardless of our destination, my husband and I find that the ride there offers us the luxury of talking freely and uninterrupted- a luxury involved parents are often lacking. Otherwise, it is a good time to share suggestions and talked about parenting issues. We all know it is not helpful, for our spouse or our kids, to bring up shortcomings in front of the children. However, it often isn't a good time before I've had coffee or after my husband has started reading and so on and so on. On a recent river float date I offered my husband a thought I'd had on how we could handle a parenting challenge a little differently. My husband agreed and appreciated the suggestion and we've already seen the benefits. Although I think the suggestion was a good one, I am convinced that the peaceful timing of suggesting it made the option feel more attractive and less critical to my husband. Our date on the river has already benefited our kids and our family.