There are a few things that I can single out in our family that has made a significant difference to how we interact with each other. Those things of most importance are faith based for us, but after faith what shapes your family dynamics? For us, it has been running but the principle behind it is that we are all doing the same activity. We talk the same talk, get excited about the same things, have conversation points that keep lines of communication open, etc, etc.
If you are wanting to get your children involved and have a similar experience there are healthy and unhealthy ways to approach it. The biggest problem of course is putting too much pressure on your kids, or expecting too much out of them. It's hard to know what is appropriate and what is not. Runner's World wrote an article that we have referenced to help know as parents what our expectations should be. Here is the link, Runner's World Article - "Youth Movement" Enjoy...
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