Denton County Living Well Magazine September/October 2016 | Page 46

A Healthy Home Life

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By Georgia Smith, MA
system of order exists for every species on the
earth. The opposite of order is chaos.

The importance of family order cannot be minimized. Both the husband and wife have specific
roles based on culture, moral standards, and individual talents. When husband and wife define how the family order
should function, they establish a foundation for the family. It
is important to take an individual assessment of each one’s

strengths and weaknesses. This assessment will establish
each one’s responsibility for a healthy family life.
Traditionally, the role of a husband is provider and protector. He also plays a very large role in the training and discipline of the children. Each culture is different and the influences of the culture will play a large part in exactly what
each partner’s role will look like. Traditionally, a mother’s
role is more of the nurturer, teacher, and disciplinarian.
Her function is to maintain consistent order that has been
established by her and the husband. Her interaction with

the children is typically more than the husband. Therefore,
a strong understanding on how to nurture, teach, train, and
discipline is vital.
One of the most important aspects of training, discipline,
and nurturing is consistency and unity of the mother and
father. If mother and father are not in unison, their children
will sense this and insecurity develops. Abundance of life
exists in unity.

A solid family foundation can only be established when
both mother and father demonstrate love and respect for
each other. You may have been together before you had
children and you will hopefully be together when you become empty nesters.
Your relationship with each other is more
important than your relationship with
your children.
Once ground rules for parenting are established, it is important to love each child in the way that best provides