Parenting
Apr 11
The Coronavirus Pandemic’s Lasting Effects on Teen Mental Health – How Parents Can Help
Parenting teens can be hard. The COVID-19 pandemic made it even harder when it created or worsened mental health challenges in many adolescents.
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How Family Therapy Can Help Your Teen
Deciding the best therapy option for your teenager can be challenging. Should you seek individual therapy for them or involve the whole family in family therapy? While both have unique benefits, family therapy offers opportunities...
Continue readingFeb 20
How Losing a Child Impacts Marriage
Thankfully, losing a child is a relatively rare event. However, this tragedy still happens to some in our world. And one of the common concerns I hear expressed is concern for the marriage of those...
Continue readingJan 16
Coming to Terms With Your Unexpected Pregnancy
Did you know that one-third of all childbirths in the USA are as a result of unexpected pregnancies[i]? Now: that is not necessarily unexpected with regards to married couples — that’s just unexpected across the...
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Things To Think About Before You Start Making Babies
So the transition from just the two of you into a family is a big one! I know when we were wondering about starting a family it was really challenging to try to think through...
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Why a Child Centred Family is Bad for Everyone
Is it better to put more energy into your marriage, or should raising your kids properly be your first concern? If you think pouring your everything into your little munchkins is the best way to...
Continue readingMay 10
A Marriage Survival Guide for Parents with Toddlers
Maybe today find yourself in that crazy busy time of life: raising toddlers. It’s that endless flow of diapers, trying to get kids to sleep properly, picky eating, piles of laundry, their boundless energy and...
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Always Fighting About the Kids?
On the Marriage Podcast for Smart People we don’t often talk about parenting. But when it’s impacting your marriage, then it’s our business!
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Parenting For The Benefit Of Your Marriage
It is a well-researched fact that having a baby usually has a negative impact on your marital satisfaction. Let’s look at the whole early parenting thing and draw out some important lessons for married couples...
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Marriage After Your First Child
I read a comic strip once about pregnancy and childbirth that had the title “Help, my entertainment center is now a juice bar!” While it struck my funny bone, there is so much truth in...
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Does Homeschooling Wreck Marriages?
Does homeschooling actually wreck marriages? Absolutely! But no more than sending your kids to public school… No matter what situation we find ourselves in, we need to realize the impact on our marriage and compensate...
Continue readingMay 15
When Did You Divorce Your Husband and Marry the Kids?
In our Internet world of picture-perfect mommy bloggers, Facebook updates about how cute our toddler’s latest saying was, and family-fun photos on Instagram, there’s a lot of pressure to be the perfect mom. But: what...
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