Strengthen Your Marriage for the Kids

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Got alerted to some interesting new research from the University of Illinois today, thanks to HealthDay. Between the ages of 4 1/2 and 6 1/2, your kids are learning to focus and persist at frustrating tasks. If they learn well, school is a lot easier. So is the rest of life, in my experience.
Depressed fathers tend to withdraw. If they are depressed when their kids are this age, the kids have a harder time developing this life-easing character strength, UNLESS…
Their dad has a high level of emotional intimacy with his wife.
So, dad, please Assume Love, Expect Love, and Find Third Alternatives now.
More on this study by Jennifer M. Engle and Nancy L. McElwain via press release and the journal Developmental Psychology.

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Patty Newbold

I am a widow who got it right the second time. I have been sharing here since February 14, 2006 what I learned from that experience and from positive psychology, marriage research, and my training as a marriage educator.

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