Parenting

It has been shown that newlywed’s relationships with their in-laws are important to predicting marital success. But does this effect begin to wear off with time?

A long history of research has shown the power of forgiving. It benefits the transgressor and the victim. One of the things that research has been showing recently is that forgiveness isn’t the same across all relationships and can have big impacts on the entire family.

Lessons from an adorable puppy. Find out how your past relationships and current expectations impact the way you you treat others and the way other treat you.

Can relationship skills be taught? Learn about what happened for one program hoping to strengthen relationships for unmarried parents in low-income communities.

Parents experience wide variety of emotions ranging from love and happiness to anger and frustration. Learn 3 practical implications to help you balance the extreme emotions of parenting.

It is not just how you fight in your relationships but what you fight about that matters. Discover two conflicts that can be uniquely toxic in couples’ relationships.

While some new moms experience decreases in relationship satisfaction during the transition to motherhood, others remain stable or even improve. New research shows that the length of the relationship may act as a buffer against the new stress that a newborn brings.

A lot of research points to the idea that having a child will inevitably take a toll on your marriage. But the questions remain: Are changes in satisfaction a direct result of having a child? Are there other factors to consider besides the birth of a child in explaining satisfaction declines? Find out these answers and more.

The quantity and quality of studies that report a link between stress and poor health is such that it seems to be a definitive finding at this point. However, there is a relatively new study that suggests that stress not only has a negative impact on the person experiencing the stress, it could also have negative effects on the person’s children.

Do old dogs learn new tricks? Can husbands learn how to clean the house, spend meaningful time with the kids, and do their own laundry? I say it would take a miracle, but sociology says change is already underway.

Scientists have long known what your grandchildren-wanting parents and in-laws don’t want to tell you: Having children is hard on your marriage. However, scientists may now have discovered a corollary to this rule that could either help you be the exception, or perhaps warn that you’re likely to suffer this fate so you can prepare accordingly.

The role of women in the workplace is such that most businesses would cease to operate without their contributions. And balancing work life with the needs of child-rearing has also been a fact of life for both men and women. However, researchers from the University of Calgary have recently reported that the relationship between gender, parental status and work productivity is rather complex.

For many different reasons, men and women have chosen to forego being a parent.

Parents worry about the well being of their children, no matter how old they are. And children worry about their parents, especially as parents get older and health conditions arise. Find out how worrying might benefit your relationship.

Sex on TV can accelerate the sexual behavior of teenagers but parents can help. Here’s how!

Stressful work environments can create unhealthy personal consequences and stressful home lives can diminish work performance. With the often conflicting demands of work and family, find out how you can acheive a better balance.

Spending as little as ten minutes talking to others may help improve your memory and intellect. Sound like an infomercial created by teenagers? No, no- it’s real research! Turns out social interaction can provide the same mental-boosting benefits as reading or doing a daily crossword puzzle.

The conventional wisdom among psychologists and sociologists studying marriage has long been that marital satisfaction, on average, declines with marriage length. This is not to say that there haven’t been some scientific challenges to this idea. When it comes to children, however, the effects on marriage have not proven to be entirely upbeat in the eyes science.

These are four tools that parents can use to help enhance their child’s education. Successful students have parents who are actively involved in their education and this begins in the home. These strategies don’t cost any money; they simply require that parents take an active role in their child’s education.

As the seemingly perennial debate over what is destroying American families has ebbed and flowed over the past few decades, one of the less ridiculous positions espoused has been that women’s increasing role in the labor market has created an additional source of marital stress. Simply put, the benefits of having two-incomes has often been seen to come with a significant cost to the family.

My friend calls us superwomen – I think the title applies. As women, we certainly are busier than ever these days – raising families, making a warm and inviting home, creating successful relationships, and having fulfilling careers. But is all of this making us happier?

Research conducted by the University of Southampton in England has produced some fairly compelling evidence that combinations of six artificial food colorings appear to cause noticeable increases in hyperactivity and decreases in attention span. The good news is that three of these food additives are currently NOT approved for use in the United States. The bad news… well, the other three may be lurking in your fridge and pantry.

A recent poll of 13-24 year olds conducted by MTV in association with the AP once again supported the age old saw that the more things change the more they stay the same. When asked who it is that they most admire, the age group that lives on a diet of Paris Hilton, fake news and text messages picked their parents as the clear favorite.

It’s not what you were hoping to hear, and certainly not what my mother used to say, but when it comes to self-esteem, sometimes it is the external that matters. Read more.

In 1998 Judith Rich Harris wrote The Nurture Assumption which made a very simple argument. When it comes to how kids develop parents matter less and peers matter more. Could this be true?