It is not how often you fight with your partner that will determine the success of your relationship, it is the way you fight. Couples that build their relationship on a foundation of friendship and respect for one another have a powerful buffer when rocky times hit. For these couples, it takes a far more significant conflict to make their relationship unhappy, It is important to realize that the effects of parental fighting can have a strong impact on children.
Purpose
The focus of this class is to help couples learn research-based tools for managing conflict and stress in order to maintain relationship satisfaction. You will learn the 4 warning signs for stress, and why it is important to manage them. You will learn 4 ways that couples have conflict and the steps to regulate it. When couples fight, children are affected. This section will explore the impact and teach 4 ways to help a child after a fight.
Parents will learn:
•4 stress warning signs •Why it is important to manage stress •What happens when stress is managed well vs. when it is destructive
•4 ways that couples have conflict •5 steps to regulate conflict •4 ways to help your child after a fight •3 tools for decreasing relationship stress "Managing Stress and Conflict Regulation"
A Bringing Baby Home Workshop
Sandy E. White. Psy.D.
1501 Sulgrave Ave., Suite 308, Baltimore Maryland 21209
410-916-6777
