6 Ways COVID-19 is Affecting Relationships
Baby Friendly Conflict
Having a baby is normally an exciting and joyful time for a couple, so it might be surprising to find that the first year after baby is also a time of more conflict between partners. In fact, a whopping 92% of parents report increased disagreements during this time - and this was BEFORE the current virus crisis!
Emotionally Aware Parenting
The Smallest Word that Makes the Biggest Difference: "I"
Is Valentine’s Day good or bad for your relationship?
Valentine’s Day is supposed to be the romantic day of the year, or so we’re led to believe by card manufacturers, chocolatiers, jewellery shops, florists, restaurants and travel brokers! But why is it, and what does it actually mean to you, your partner and for your relationship? We look at the good and bad in our latest blog!
Is Your Relationship Due For A Service?
Most couples with children are in their relationship for the long haul. And just like anything else you rely on for your happiness and wellbeing, if you want your partnership to go the distance, you need to take time to look at it, look after it, maintain it, protect it - and at times even repair it.
Relationship maintenance is like keeping a car in great working order. There’s no better feeling than having things hum along nicely as you’re holding hands and heading to the horizon together. So, using that analogy, we’ve taken the basic requirements a vehicle needs to stay roadworthy and applied it to a relationship.
Three words you won’t want to hear these holidays if you’re trying to conceive
As others talk and reminisce about the year that’s passed and their hopes for the coming twelve months, this can be an incredibly emotional time for you and your partner. Add into the mix that the whole festive period is centred around one of the most religious and well- known pregnancies and birth in the world, you may feel that ache even more intensely particularly if you are asked ‘any news yet?’
Five Relationship Gifts to Give Your Partner This Christmas
Couples at Christmas: Long distance relationships
Relationships come in all different shapes and sizes – and sizes, for some couples, includes the travelling distance between them!
Though some couples (even with families) manage to have happy, fulfilling permanent long-distance relationships, on the whole, long distance circumstances when you’re planning a family or have young children are due to commitments one or other of you have elsewhere. This could be due to shift work, work in remote locations, study, deployment, caring for elderly or ill parents or any other of the myriad of factors families live with.
So, how can you make long distance work as a couple and as a family at any time, not just during the holidays?
Couples at Christmas: 6 things every couple should discuss BEFORE the holidays
The Holidays. It’s a time of year that promotes joy, harmony and togetherness. And often arguing,disagreement and falling out over how to actually achieve this!
Discussion, finding areas of agreement and some forward planning can help you both achieve the celebration that’s right for your family.
Here’s 6 key areas you’d do well to discuss NOW in order to enjoy an (almost) stress-free, loving end of year:
House vs. Work
When Your Sex Needs Differ
US Seed Planting Workshop Tour 2019
Book Blog Tour: Next Stop - Blog from Becoming Us Mentor, Barb Suárez
Growing Together Through Differences? Yes, Please.
Elly continues her book blog tour for her new edition of Becoming Us with a fantastic new blog from Barb Suárez. written just for you!
With the kind permission of Barb, Elly is posting it here too!
Sex life after baby - Is anybody doing it?
He wants it - you don’t, or maybe it’s the other way around? Let’s face it, either way, your sex life is likely to suffer when you’ve had a baby – and there are good reasons why. You might not be surprised (and maybe even relieved!) that around 80% of new mothers lose their mojo after they’ve had a baby.