It is healthy when family members share common interests. This way, they enjoy almost the same things and they are able to relate easily. When every member of the house have different interest and passion, working together on some things could be difficult.

This could be seen in a situation where at exactly the same hour, a father wants to watch football, the wife is interested in a soap opera, daughter wants to watch a reality show and son is only interested in playing games. It could get even worse when a family desire a family vacation but are unable to conclude the city to visit because of differing opinion and interest.

As parents, it is important to build the family in a way that every member has a shared interest with one another. So, a daughter might not be passionate about football but watching how much her father loves it should interest her. Also, a mother might not like cartoons but the interest of her son in it should make her want to know a little about it. When family members have shared interests, they always have something to discuss since they know a number of things about one another.

The best way that parents can create a healthy aura that allows the family to have shared interest is by starting when the children are still at a tender age. Here are some of the most effective ways a family can do things together:

• Go for their school competition: It might just be a class debate or quiz. Make time to attend as this makes the family understand that the activities and engagement of every family member is important.
• Watch movies together: Some nights it could be comedy and other nights it could be an action movie. Just enjoy some quality time watching movies as a family.
• Have family retreats: Go out on family vacations and have memorable adventures together.
• Do things together: Things as common as doing chores could be done together. While this is done, communication is enhanced between siblings and parents.
• Have fun: Take time as a family to play video games or football together. While some play, others can watch and enjoy.

The more a family learns to do the things together, the stronger the love and trust between one another.