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The Digital Age: What’s Beneath the Conflict?

Dr. Ellie Wilde

In our last post on The Gottman Relationship Blog, we introduced the topic of Conflict in Cyberspace. Today, we would like to explore the subject in greater depth.

The Digital Age: Conflict in Cyberspace

Dr. Ellie Wilde

As you spar online, intimacy goes out the window.

Homework Assignment: Bids in the Digital Age

Dr. Ellie Wilde

The gadgets that we use to communicate with one another are conduits for sending and receiving bids for emotional connection.

Timeless Tips for Sleeping Well

Dr. Ellie Wilde

Research indicates that a sleepless night is associated with greater relationship conflict the following day.

Bringing Baby Home: Interview

The Gottman Institute

Find out more about the Bringing Baby Home training.

Bringing Baby Home: The Research

Dr. Ellie Wilde

In sixteen studies conducted on parents before and after their baby’s birth, Drs. John and Julie Gottman discovered the following.

Summer Romance: Reconnecting on Summer Vacation

Laura Heck

Get away this summer and reaffirm your bond.

Four Horsemen: Contempt Part II

Dr. Ellie Wilde

Today on The Gottman Relationship Blog, we would like to continue Monday's discussion on Horseman #3 Contempt.

The Four Horsemen: The Antidotes

The Gottman Institute

Luckily, for every Horseman of the Apocalypse, there is an antidote.

The Four Horsemen: Criticism, Contempt, Defensiveness, and Stonewalling

Dr. Ellie Wilde

Being able to identify the Four Horsemen in your conflict discussions is a necessary first step to eliminating them and replacing them with healthy, productive communication patterns.

The Research: The Still Face Experiment

Dr. Ellie Wilde

The Still Face Experiment illustrates the power of emotion coaching and the importance of turning toward your child's bids for connection.

The Research: Linkages Between Parent-Child Interaction and Conversations of Friends Part II

Dr. Ellie Wilde

Children who were more negative with a peer had fathers who were more intrusive and less engaged, and mothers who used derisive humor more.

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