Positive impact of family bonding

Brad Henry once said and I quote, “Families are the compass that guides us. They are the inspiration to reach great heights, and our comfort when we occasionally falter.”

Families are what teach you and make you what you are. They play a crucial role in your growing up process.

Family is a close-knitted bond that you share with one another and this bond needs to be nurtured over time. It needs to be spent together doing meaningful activities and tasks that bring its members to close.

Spending time with each other can have a very positive impact in the following ways:

• The members of the family learn how to listen and work together. By seeing parents communicate with each other and with the environment, children learn how to behave in society. A perfect way to model expected activities within the family circle and with those in the group is family bonding periods. For parents in the family, modeling expected behaviors is also a great way to learn how to connect with each other as well.
• Enhancement of contact between family members is crucial. When it comes to communication, parents frequently accept dissatisfaction. Bonding time will assist to alleviate some of the tension. Parents should use this opportunity to relate their childhood to an adolescent just starting their experiences with their childhood. Parents know we have all been weathered by the same trials. The only factors that really change are the amount of temptation and the causes of these hindrances. It is just as necessary as it is to impart knowledge, to be an active listener as well.
• Children develop relationships with their family members and bond with them. Having a habit of showing interest in your spouse’s and children’s well-being can make them more likely to consult family members when personal concerns arise.
• Reinforcing family relations actively strengthen mutual respect. Children can discover that by good conduct and not by acting out you will get things done. When a child tries to do their best for them, adults may find authority is followed more readily. If their opinion of their family unit increases, children can use less talking back.
• Members learn to trust each other and each other is less likely to be harmed. Multiple times a week, families who promote bonding time also say their kids have an easier time away from home. Children who do not have to fight for parental attention with a screen, television, telephone, or operation have an easier time when their parents are not around to handle themselves. Children who know they have a fair amount of attention from their parents should not seek to receive it in risky and destructive ways.
• Promising at least one day out of the week for your personal time will help your family members develop a sense of self-worth. Children who have parents who take time with them start attaching importance to their time in the family. It is more likely that children who do not have a sense of family values are harmed by peers that do not really have their best interests at heart.

Apart from all these, family bonds are a major source of happiness. Many researchers suggest that family bonds increase the quality of life rather than income. In Mexico, a World Values Survey found that nearly 95 percent of those interviewed prioritized family to be the most important. Mexicans, according to the study, rank family as one of the most trust-inspiring institutions and a source of emotional, financial, and practical support.

Researchers around the world have discovered that help is one of the reasons why family is vital for happiness. And this support goes both ways: almost 70 percent of parents rely on their kids for emotional support, according to a survey. And research indicates that it can counter stress, depressive symptoms, and low self-esteem to feel someone has your back.

For emotional well-being, sibling relationships are particularly significant. More than 60 percent of participants said their sibling was their best friend in one survey. This may be because we share half our genes, evolutionary biologists’ claim, so we’re predisposed to closeness and we react positively to it. But there may be some variations in how family leads to happiness, depending on our context.

A survey in the US found that more than 70 percent of respondents said that family was important to their identity. In Scandinavian countries such as Sweden, Denmark, and Norway, where parent-child relationships are meant to foster freedom, individual responsibility, and encourage the creation of healthy identities, the connection between healthy family links and identity is also strong.

Healthy communities are a place of refuge from troubles and when things go wrong, provide a security network. Think of the boost you get when it’s tough to deal with the hurdles of life and you spend time with your loved ones doing something enjoyable. You can still count on the advantages of our physical and emotional wellbeing by recognizing that you have a network of individuals.

References

Miranda, A. (2011, October 26). The Importance Of Family Bonding Time. Retrieved November 25, 2020, from https://houston.cbslocal.com/2011/10/26/the-importance-of-family-bonding-time/

Marques, D. (2020, May 14). Why is family important for happiness? Retrieved November 26, 2020, from https://www.happiness.com/en/magazine/relationships/why-is-family-important-for-happiness/