It’s pretty well known that, while kids are an amazing blessing, they have been known to cause a bit of stress in a marriage. 
In fact, outside of issues related to money and money management, disagreements involving children are often the biggest reason couples start exploring the divorce option.
As any parent will attest to, children can be…well, overwhelming! They demand your attention….NOW. They really can become all-consuming rather quickly…so much so that many married couples will often unknowingly structure their relationship and even their lives around their children.
Ummmm, don’t do this.
For a few reasons really… Let me list a few of them –
#1 – If you make your children the center of your family, your kids will likely become spoiled brats.
#2 – If you make your children the center of your family, your sending a message to your spouse that her needs are subservient to the needs of the kids.
#3 – If you make your children the center of your family, you’re going to be really lonely one day when they grow up and leave.
Seriously, that last point is huge…Too many married couples barely get by for years because their lives center around their children. And then when the children leave they have no one to center their lives around. The result? Emptiness. Bitterness. Depression. Divorce.
By contrast, if you make your spouse the center of your family, you’re communicating a wonderful message to both your spouse as well as your children – that the relationship mom and dad have is important, and that a healthy marriage is a priority.