Long Term Commitments and Parenting

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Long Term Commitments and Parenting

Long term commitment ⚭

Long term commitment simply refers to a strong belief you have in an idea or system that has continued for a long time or will continue for a long time in the future. An example of such commitment would be marriage and family. These kinds of commitments require dedication, trust and hardwork. Long term commitments can provide you with emotional support and stability, shared responsibilities and teamwork, personal growth and self-improvement etc.

A family is a group of people related by blood, by marriage or by law (adoption of children). One of the foundations of family is marriage. A marriage is a formal union, social and legal contract between a man and a woman who are not closely related by blood and they become husband and wife. 👪🏿

There are different types of marriage:

Monogamy: is a type of marriage where one man marries one woman.
Polygamy: can be polygyny (one man marries multiple women) or polyandry (one woman marries multiple men).
Levirate: is a type of marriage where a deceased man’s brother or a close relative is obliged to marry the widow of the deceased).
Endogamy: is the practice of marrying within a specific social, cultural or religious group.
Exogamy: is the practice of marrying outside one’s social, cultural or religious group.

Tips for having a successful long-term commitment

Develop conflict-resolution skills
Prioritise communication and teamwork
Develop emotional intelligence and empathy
Cultivate financial literacy and planning

Long-term commitments come with challenges, however, understanding the peculiarity of the relationship will prepare you to build strong lasting relationships.

Parenting 🚸

Parenting is the process of raising children and providing them with love and care to ensure their healthy development into adulthood. There are four known types of parenting techniques –

Authoritarian parenting: this style of parenting makes rules and enforce the consequences without considering the child’s social, emotional or behavioural needs. Their children may grow up to have self-esteem issues since their opinions aren’t valued.
Authoritative parenting: this style of parenting also makes rules and uses consequences but they put into consideration their children’s opinion. They use positive reinforcement techniques such as reward systems in training their children. Their children tend to be happier and successful and can also make good decisions on their own.
Permissive parenting: this style of parenting makes rules but rarely enforce them. While such parents tend to be good friends to their children, they don’t put much effort into discouraging their children from bad behaviour or poor choices.
Neglectful/Uninvolved parenting: this style of parenting does not devote time and resources into providing the basic needs for their children, they are often indifferent to their children’s social, emotional or behavioural needs. Such children are left to care for themselves without parental guidance.

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