And Baby Makes Three
by John M. Gottman and Julie Schwartz Gottman
The Gottmans on why two-thirds of couples see satisfaction drop after a baby and how to prevent it: maintaining friendship, managing conflict with a newborn, fathers staying involved, sex after childbirth, and the baby's need for parents who are a team. It is research-based and specific to the transition.
Read it if…
you are expecting or have a baby and feel your relationship slipping.
Skip it if…
your children are older; the material is for the first years.
Three things you will actually use
- Protect friendship; it predicts everything else.
- Fathers' involvement protects the couple.
- Conflict softens when both feel heard.
Do this first
Schedule a daily ten-minute stress-reducing conversation that is not about the baby.
Our verdict
Specific and useful.
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