Parenting: Family Relations

Adjusting to Parenthood
Countless couples underestimate the amount of work that is actually involved in caring for an infant. Until a person has had the responsibility of providing fulltime care for an infant, are they able ...
Fatherhood
The last couple of decades have been witness to a shift in the roles of fatherhood. Fathers have become more involved with every aspect of the lives of their children. From the pregnancy through the t ...
Motherhood
Pregnancy and new parenthood are psychological experiences just as they are physical ones. The mother will have to deal with becoming a mother, accepting a new role in which a person who is so closely ...
Emotional Bonding
Bonding refers to the emotional attachment created between and infant, and its parents or someone else. Bonding is an evolving process, the feelings of which become deeper over time. Immediately after ...
Domestic Duties And Changing Roles
Perhaps the largest bone of contention that the mother and her partner will face during new parenthood revolves around the allocation of responsibilities of parenting and housekeeping. Each partner's ...
Sibling Rivalry
If the mother and her partner have other children, they may notice quickly that there is evidence of sibling rivalry brewing with the baby's introduction into the family. For most children, the novelt ...
Taking An Infant Out
In the first six weeks after birth, it is recommended that the mother and the baby stay relatively close to home. Mothers tend to heal faster and infants are more settled when at home. It also provide ...
Returning To Work
Returning to work after birth can be a frightening experience for many women for numerous reasons. Many women wonder how they will be able to balance the demands of a career and those of motherhood. O ...