Why is strategy important for parenting, you ask? Many people are strategic and create a business plan. However, they don’t consider the word strategy and parenting in the same sentence.

Creating a strategy means taking the time to think about a future vision or goal. It means taking the time to make decisions on how to make those desires happen.

Family is what often means the most to people, not business.

A business is there to help you create the lifestyle you want for your family.

It is a means to an end, not the whole kit-and-caboodle. Now that is a term that has come out of nowhere, sort of. It’s something my mum used to say.

People have a vision of what they do and don’t want when they are in the early years of starting their own family.

Despite that, many people don’t sit down to discuss, explore, and go deep into what their future family life entails to both of them.

Let alone arrive at some agreement. It’s too hard.

Regardless of being raised with the same values, backgrounds and styles, it’s challenging to find out what you don’t know. And then agree on subjects that include passionate and emotional attachments, like children.

However, it’s easier to do this before children enter your life.

Rather than once they are born due to the availability of time and the emotional attachments already formed with a child. Arguments can start this way.

Hard conversations are less complicated when there is less personal connection.

For this reason, and the time factor, being able to learn, converse and agree on a parenting plan is more comfortable for new parents.

A plan that involves prior joint decision-making discussions reduces disagreements down the track.

Like all plans, they are flexible, as nothing is permanent.

Having a united parenting plan is a great place to begin.

Being on the same page as your partner and feeling purposeful and united in your upcoming complex journey through parenthood is crucial to your family life.

Nonetheless, creating a parenting plan will help any parent in the early years of parenthood.

A united parenting strategy is crucial.

Knowing the framework of an end goal and how to achieve it enables you to execute the actions to get to the vision.

When the big picture is understood, the small steps needed to get there can sometimes appear obvious.

Therefore, a strategic plan makes parenting so much more enjoyable and less stressful.

Consequently, since writing my book ‘How To Raise Kids With Integrity’, I have created an online course to help new parents by sharing what I wish I had known as a young parent.

If this is you, and you’re curious to find out more, send me a DM (direct message) here with ‘BPP’ as I’m about to launch it soon.