Everyone wants to have an affectionate and significant relationship among their family members. We believe to attain such this the family should have a good skills in dealing with people, particularly understanding the other persons situation and feelings, and being able to control one’s natural negative reaction to certain situations.
Practicing your emotional skills is essential to mastering your emotions. Each time you talk to a family member is an opportunity for you to practice these skills. Being considerate and giving time to loved ones is also important in strengthening your connections.
Motivate yourself by thinking that every time you show kindness, you are investing in your relationship. When you have a positive attitude towards your family, then they will start warming up to you. Trust and love will develop and any negative memories will be replaced by newer ones.
The more good memories you make with family, the better your relationships with them becomes. It might take a while, but before you know it, time will pass and you won’t even remember that you are ‘investing’ in good relations. Being kind and considerate to one another will happen naturally.
For those who would want to strengthen their ties, here are some suggestions that would teach you to accept your relatives, open your eyes to their value in your life, make you more aware of their condition and finally, lead you to a better relationship amongst yourself.
First, be aware of how you react emotionally when you are around family members. Understand the reason why you react in a good or bad way. This will help you manage yourself when you get emotional.
Learn to control your natural response to certain situations. By controlling, you are able to assess properly the situations and based on the assessed situation, respond properly. This way your relatives will respect you more.
Learn to put yourself in their situation. Understand where they are coming from so that you would know how to deal with your relatives the way you would want them to act. You can only prepare yourself if you can imagine what and why they are thinking and feeling. In all things, make sure you have an idea on the other person’s situation.
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