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No matter how much you and your spouse love each other, <\/span>disagreements over childrearing<\/span><\/a> can create surprising riffs. But your differences do not have to frustrate you and end with one of you just “giving in.”<\/span><\/p>\n Your overall goals of <\/b>parenting as a team must urger you <\/b>to understand why one of you has bonded more with one of your children, and then make effective changes.<\/b><\/p>\n Here are some key questions, concepts, and tested tips for <\/span>parenting as a team<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n It is not unusual for one parent to have emotionally “claimed” one of the children in a healthy way.<\/b> For example, husbands tend to <\/span>bond more easily<\/span><\/a> with boys, and mothers to bond more easily with girls. But not all the time!<\/span><\/p>\n However, in some marriages, where the children include both boys and girls, the husband might bond more with a daughter—or a mother with a son<\/a>. This “switch” can occur when they share common interests or talents.<\/span><\/p>\n For example, in one of the couples I counseled, the father loved to build things such as tool sheds, closet shelves, tables, and just about anything that could be made of wood.<\/span><\/p>\n The oldest daughter also had these skills and interests. They spent a lot of time together, making things.<\/span><\/p>\n The mother felt left out, and when she tried to make plans with her daughter to do things such as go shopping, the daughter did not want to go.<\/span><\/p>\n Good parenting solutions:<\/b><\/p>\n One of our first <\/b>tips on parenting is to <\/b>praise your child<\/b><\/a> for whatever he or she is doing.<\/b> Do not complain that he or she does not spend time with you.<\/span><\/p>\n1. How to bond with your child<\/h2>\n