The phone is ringing off the hook, the refrigerator is empty, laundry has piled up and the baby is crying. You and your partner are exhausted. The tension between you is mounting.
Parenthood can have a major effect on a couple's relationship.
She is a registered nurse with a PhD in clinical nursing research. Studies indicate that at least half of new parent couples become less satisfied after the baby arrives, with at least half of them experiencing as much distress as couples who are already in marriage counseling, Jordan says. Jordan's book provides practical tips for taking care of yourself and your couple relationship, to help ease the transition to parenthood. Among these are techniques to talk so your partner will listen, as well as listen so your partner will talk. In our fast-forward world, we don't really take time to listen to anybody.