Motherhood, identity & wellbeing
Missing your relationship before kids
Sometimes you do not miss a different partner or a life without your children. You miss the version of your relationship where…
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Couple & coparenting
Communication, shared load and staying a team while raising children.
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Night feeding and sharing the load: how couples can organize baby wake-ups
If one parent handles the feeding, it does not automatically follow that the same parent should also handle every diaper, resettling, cleanup,…
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How to Take Care of Your Relationship After Kids Without Making It Another Chore
After kids, many couples do not need a perfect romance plan. They need small ways to find each other inside a life…
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How to Share the Mental Load of Parenting as a Couple
The mental load is not only doing things. It is noticing that they need to happen, remembering when, deciding how, and following…
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Coparenting When You Don’t Always Agree: How to Stay on the Same Team
Good coparenting does not mean reacting the same way to every situation. It means knowing which values you share, which differences can…
Couple & coparenting
Involved Fatherhood From the Start: Real Ways to Connect With Your Baby
Bonding with a baby does not depend on a single magical moment. For many dads it grows through ordinary caregiving: changing diapers,…
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Fear that your relationship will change forever after having a baby
Your relationship probably will change. That can sound frightening because the mind quickly translates “change” into “damage.” But changes in time, workload,…