Life Kit: Parenting · NPR

How to babyproof your relationship

July 18, 2024·24 min·2 clips
Relationship educator Aaron Steinberg reveals 70% of couples become dissatisfied in the first three years of having kids.
This episode explores how to prepare relationships for the challenges of new parenthood, featuring experts Aaron Steinberg and Shai Porter. It covers five key takeaways including strengthening relationships before baby arrives, dividing household labor, adjusting to new roles, seeking support, and learning to fight fair. The episode provides practical strategies backed by research to help couples stay connected through the newborn phase.

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A practical guide to dividing the work, checking in honestly, and keeping resentment from taking root.

The piece centers on the relationship work that comes with a new baby: how couples can talk honestly about the load, divide it more fairly, and head off resentment before it settles in.

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When the baby prep list is full but nobody's talking about the relationship.

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