Parenting Matters: The Best Thing You Can Do for Your Children: Love Your Spouse

Take care of your marriage—continue to share and talk—and perhaps your empty nest years will be even more fun. Westend61/Getty Images

The best thing parents can do for their kids is to love each other.

Recently, my wife, Mary, and I were in my doctor’s waiting room, where she found an old copy of Time magazine (May 20, 2019). Leafing through it, she came across an article with a very large headline, “LOVE YOUR SPOUSE MORE.” After reading it, she handed it to me, and said, “Read this. I know you’ll love it.”