Health HomeWork: 3 Parent figures to answer?

Question

I have this health home work and i need 3 parent figures to answer these question.

If you had your live to live over again, what would you do differently and the same regarding
-Childrearing
-Career
-Credit Cards
-Education
-Marriage

What do you feel are the most important things that can make a marriage or relationship grow?

Answer 1

Childrearing:
We've been very encouraging of our child when he is trying things and firm with him when he is acting poorly. We don't shout orders at him from another room or while talking with someone else, hoping he will behave. We respond swiftly and communicate with him about what he is doing wrong.

Career:
I'd have started studying programming earnestly in high school, rather than not really doing much until I worked for my father and then lightly pursued dreams of game programming.

Credit Cards:
I've never had one, and that is deliberate. We have a home equity line of credit with $40k on it, but that has been 90% home improvement costs and buying out the car loans (lower rate, tax break on interest expense).

Education:
I'd have taken college a little more seriously, but really I am bringing home $80k with no degree. I am mostly self-taught from computer books and work experience.

Marriage:
No real change there, though I'd try to be less of a chickenshit in high school and pursue my interests confidently. We waited 7 years to marry and have been married another 6.

Relationships need time spent together in activities that both parties enjoy. And lots of passionate sex.

Answer 2

I would love to be able to redo how I felt about marriage. I had low self esteem, and said yes to the first guy that asked me. I was afraid that no one else would want me. I ended up divorced. You should never settle for less than you want in life or love. I am remarried now and can tell you the most important thing in any relationship is communication. If something upsets you - don't ignore it. Too many of those harsh feelings erupt into a huge fight that may have been avoided. A lot of times people can be offended in a way that was unintentional. Communication is the key to a healthy relationship.

Answer 3

I would have more children because they bring so much joy. I would have gotten settled in my career sooner. It took until recently to become a therapist and I am almost 40. I don't use credit cards now. I did in the past and was irresponsible with them ending up at collections. I would have finished my degree sooner instead of dropping out of college for eight years and then going back. With marriage I would like to go back and find the troubled areas and work on them more.

The most important things about relationships and marriage is honesty, trust, dedication, and endurement. If you have those you will have a strong bond and can work through anything.

Answer 4

there is nothing I would do differently, love my kids, enjoy my career, only keep 2 credit cards, have a college education; take continuing education classes every summer in something fun; have a wonderful marriage.

Respect is the most important thing that can make a relationship/marriage grow. If you have respect for each other, you will both thrive as a couple and as individuals.

Answer 5

To live over again, I would go to college for a degree and find a job that I could support my family on
I would only buy what I could pay for with cash(save up for)instead of the impulse buying made with credit cards
I would spend more quality time with my son....I would feed him healthier foods from infancy so he could grow to be healthy eater
I would not get married because it was what everyone thought should happen....I would listen to my gut feeling that it wasn't right

Communication and honesty are what you need to make a marriage work

Answer 6

I am a single parent of two.
childrearing~ I would have waited to have kids until I was older and married
Career~ I wouldn't change my career
Education~ I would have finished College before having children

Most important this are trust, honesty

Answer 7

I would not change anything. Even my mistakes. I have grown from all my experiences and that is why i am who i am today.
I love my job, i would have like to go to college (but i dont regret that i did not).
Important things in a marriage. A dear friend of mine who is now dead told me and my husband on our speical day,
Never go to bed angry. Talk about what ever is bugging you and always tell each other you love them.

Answer 8

Kids...have less of them.. too expensive
Career... I wish i listened more...
Credit cards...wish the were not invented
Education...make sure the kids don't make the same mistakes you did..
Marriage.... Nope happy with that.
Communication is the key and to say I love u everyday....

Answer 9

Child rearing-Less TV
Career-Would have gone into retail sales sooner
Credit Cards-Would have never responded to "you are approved"
Education-would and still might go for masters
Marriage-don't even get me started! would have divorced sooner!

SPEND TIME TOGETHER!

Answer 10

I would not change a thing, because I like where I am now.


The most important thing that keeps our marriage healthy is honesty, we discuss everything, there are no secrets.