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Bringing Baby Home: Interview

The Gottman Institute

Find out more about the Bringing Baby Home training.

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Bringing Baby Home: The Research

Ellie Lisitsa

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

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Summer Romance: Reconnecting on Summer Vacation

Laura Heck

Get away this summer and reaffirm your bond.

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Contempt Part II

Four Horsemen: Contempt Part II

Ellie Lisitsa

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

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The Antidotes

The Four Horsemen: The Antidotes

The Gottman Institute

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

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

Ellie Lisitsa

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.

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The Research: The Still Face Experiment

Ellie Lisitsa

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

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

Ellie Lisitsa

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

Ellie Lisitsa

Children whose parents were disengaged and used derisive humor were more likely to have negative peer play with their friends.

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Why Becoming Your Child’s Emotion Coach Begins by Managing Your Own Emotions First

Homework Assignment: How Marital Conflict Affects Children

Ellie Lisitsa

Learn what conflict does to kids and how you can show empathy by being the emotion coach your child needs.

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marital conflict

The Research: Patterns of Marital Conflict Predict Children’s Internalizing and Externalizing Behaviors Part II

Ellie Lisitsa

It is not the child’s temperament that predicts marital conflict, but rather the type of marital conflict that predicts a child’s temperament.

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The Research: Patterns of Marital Conflict Predict Children’s Internalizing and Externalizing Behaviors

Ellie Lisitsa

Parents whose conflicts are characterized by mutual hostility often produce children who are unable to wait their turn.

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