The months after the birth of a first child can find a grown man reduced to tears and a sane woman transformed into the role of a bottle-wielding shrew. This guide addresses the early parenting years, using real-life stories from couples who have survived to tell the tale.
How to Laugh More, Argue Less, and Communicate Better as Your Family Grows
Warning! New parents are likely to Scorekeeping—An exceedingly complex, often relentless, tit-for-tat war waged by husbands and wives over the division of parenting responsibilities and domestic chores. The Ten O'Clock Shoulder Tap—Considered by many men to be a form of foreplay. A paw on a wife's shoulder is how some men indicate their desire for sex. The Tap is rarely accompanied by a term of endearment or any other verbal form of communication and is seldom well received by the often-sleeping/almost-always-exhausted wife. The frustrated husband, meanwhile, wonders if his wife has pulled a Bait and Switch in the bedroom. Clash of the Grannies—A high stakes "who will have the greatest influence on the grandkids" tournament played by each set of grandparents. Competitive categories the Title Championship (who gets to be called "Grandma"), the Battle for Floor and Wall Space, the Battle for Face Time, and Gratuitous Grandparental Gift-Giving. The Babyproofers are three women who wouldn't trade their roles as mothers for anything, and they love their husbands deeply. But after living through it and hearing the stories of hundreds of other couples, they know that with young children in the house, you need to block the stairs with baby gates, put plastic covers over the outlets, AND take the necessary steps to safeguard your marriage. Babyproofing Your Marriage is the warts-and-all truth about how having children can affect your relationship. The authors explore the transition to parenthood in light of their own experiences, with input from their husbands and commentary from men and women across the country. Their evenhanded approach to both sides of the marital equation allows spouses to understand each other in a whole new way. With loads of humor and practical advice, the Babyproofers will guide first-time parents and veterans alike around the rocky shores of the early parenting years. Don't fall prey to common relationship Babyproof Your Marriage!
Eltern werden ist nicht schwer ? Partner bleiben aber sehr Kinder bereichern das Leben - und bringen einschneidende Veränderungen für beide Partner mit sich, die jede Paarbeziehung auf die Nagelprobe stellen. Dieses pfiffige Buch sorgt dafür, dass die Partnerschaft im Nachwuchs-Tohuwabohu nicht unter die Räder kommt. Aus der Sicht beider Geschlechter bringt es die Krisenklassiker Sex, Aufgabenverteilung, Freizeit und Verwandtenstress aufs Tapet und leistet mit praktischen Lösungsvorschlägen Erste Hilfe.
Ria mas, pelee menos y comuniquese mejor con su familia
Las expertas en criar bebEs y preservar el matrimonio son tres mujeres que no cambiarIan su rol de madres por nada en el mundo y aman profundamente a sus esposos. Sin embargo, despuEs de pasar por la experiencia y de oIr las historias de cientos de otras parejas, saben que al tener hijos pequeNos en casa, es necesario poner puertas en la escalera, tapar los enchufes elEctricos con cubiertas plAsticas y tomar las medidas necesarias para proteger el matrimonio. "COmo criar bebEs y preservar el matrimonio" es la verdad desnuda de cOmo pueden sus hijos afectar su relaciOn. Las autoras analizan la transiciOn a convertirse en padres a travEs de sus propias experiencias, con contribuciones de sus esposos y comentarios de hombres y mujeres de todo el paIs. Su enfoque equilibrado hacia los dos lados de la ecuaciOn marital permite que los cOnyuges se entiendan mutuamente de una forma totalmente nueva. Con mucho humor y consejos prActicos, estas mujeres expertas van guiando a los padres primerizos, y a los ya veteranos, por las rocosas playas de aquellos primeros aNos como padres. No sean vIctimas de las trampas mAs comunes de la relaciOn: Protejan y preserven sus matrimonios mientras crIan a sus bebEs