Connection in Relationships is the Foundation for Cooperation

Relationships constantly change between feeling connected to your partner and then feeling disconnected. When we feel connected, we WANT to cooperate and act as a team with our partner. We want to help them! We’re loving in every way. But then when we feel disconnected, we don’t want to cooperate. We don’t feel loving; we feel quite the opposite. We want to tantrum, or nag, or criticize. Well, children feel the same way when they feel disconnected with their parent! The root of cooperation is a connected, loving bond! Our responsibility is learning how to foster connection with our partner or child!