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Many married couples feel that after having kids, their marriage starts losing its charm. However, relationship experts hold the view that a child’s birth initiates a new phase in the couple’s life and bring them closer.

But that doesn’t come handy. One has to make efforts to make the relation work and get better than ever before.

Given below are some of the points which will definitely help you as to bring that spark back in your married life.

1. Give Priority to Your Married Life
Now that you have turn parents, you sure have new responsibilities to bear. But that doesn’t mean your married life needs to take a backseat. Always give it the needed priority. Share quality time with one another and indulge in some fun and healthy discussions. If your relation stays healthy, your kids will also experience a sense of security.

2. Stay Connected
You may get busy with the new life post having a child. But don’t let this keep you apart. Try to stay connected via messages or phone calls when you aren’t together. This will give you the feeling of being close and enhance the bonding.

3. Discuss your feelings
With so many things to manage, you are ought to feel stressed out at times. There will be emotional up and downs and things around may frustrate you to the core. It’s very natural but can be troublesome if you aren’t able to cope with it properly. The best way would be keeping transparency in your talks with your partner and sharing your thoughts without any inhibition. This will uplift your mood and strengthen you to face adverse situations.

4. Indulge in some fun time with your child
It would be the best way to spend time together while nurturing your child. Indulge in some fun activities with your child and try building up the bond. Read out stories to them, play some indoor games or if possible you can even accompany them to a nearby park and indulge in some fun games. You will not just get closer to the child but will also make your relation connect well.

5. Keep yourself calm and composed
The responsibilities of a child will surely exhaust you. Feeling of anxiety and frustration is bound to exist. But never let these feelings overpower you. Maintain your calm and stay composed as this will help you in tackling the things in an easy way.

6. Plan out short tips
With so many responsibilities surrounding professional and personal life, you need to take a break from the hectic life and head to some rejuvenating destinations. If you can’t plan out long breaks, use the weekends and head to some nearby places where you can enjoy some quality time together. If there is anyone to take care of the kids while you are away, it would be an added advantage.

7. Bring back the proximity
Physical proximity plays a vital role in strengthening your bond. Having kids doesn’t mean you have to say goodbye to sex. You can get sex back in your life and enjoy some pleasure moments together.

8. A little flirting is healthy
A little hug or a playful kiss in front of the children is perfectly all right. It helps to show the kids that a marriage is not only about responsibility, bills and bickering. This will even help you in bringing the spark back in your life and help it get stronger.

9. Do something special for each other
Remember the days when you used to frequently go out for movies and candle light dinner? Don’t just live in those past memories. Create new memories and make efforts to do something special for each other.

Cherishing your married life will never be a problem if you can follow and abide by these simple rules.