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The Digital Age Weekend Homework Assignment

Homework Assignment: Bids in the Digital Age

Ellie Lisitsa

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

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Timeless Tips for Sleeping Well

Ellie Lisitsa

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

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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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