Children
Dating, divorce, and your kids
While there have been several studies on divorce, remarriage and step-parenting, very few exist for the courtship period parents go through before remarriage. Here are some guidelines to consider concerning post-divorced dating and your children.
Can you ask your kids to take sides after a divorce?
I’ve been reading about several divorced dads and the varied connection they have with their children. What are factors within the divorce process that make it so difficult (or easy) to provide good parenting? Is one spouse 100% to blame? Is it possible that some of these fathers are good parents in horrible circumstances?
To Err is Human; to Forgive, Divine
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.
What are parents really juggling?
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.
Which Conflicts Consume Couples the Most?
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.
Defrosting the chicken, pursuing the dream
Our home environments can reveal a lot about ourselves and our family relationships. Dr. Bradbury reveals the lessons learned from his research with the UCLA Center on the Everyday Lives of Families. Find out more.
Daily Stress Impacts Your Daily Family Life
After a tough day at work, do you come back home feeling generally irritated or needing some quality time alone? Find out how your reactions to workplace stress can affect your family life, too.
YOU…are AMAZING
Dubbed the “me” generation, those born between 1970 and 1999 are a generation of individuals who have focused on themselves more than any other previous generation. What does this mean for an entire generation? Find out more.
Waiting to have children?
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.
Gender, job satisfaction, and differences in work-life balance
So much to do, so little time. When multiple priorities collide, it is often difficult to find the right balance between work and family life. In the nationally representative survey of Household Income and Labor Dynamics in Australia (HILDA), researchers discovered more about factors that influenced work-life balance.
