By Chuck Schaeffer — 2018
Coping with the psychological and physiological shifts of fatherhood.
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From a Buddhist standpoint, there’s nothing to win in a relationship, just as there’s nothing to win in life—except, of course, the deep satisfaction that comes from appreciation, collaboration, and love.
Even though I had spent much of the five years prior to my daughter Annie’s birth delivering babies and marveling at how infinitely varied were the ways in which their mothers responded to them, I was completely unaware of what my own response would be.
The communication technique of Non-Violent Communication (NVC) developed by Dr. Marshall Rosenberg provides a way to communicate with our partners safely and peacefully.
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I am haunted by the shocking discovery that our daughter, three, has a condition that may cause her to die in her teenage years. How can I come to terms with this and learn to enjoy the time we have?
I was a cool hand, before I became a mother. Now, I’m a hopeless phobic. Whenever a child of mine gets sick, even with just a routine flu or stomach virus, every cough makes my heart race.
Struggling to balance the demands of a job and an ill child? Get tips and advice on how to cope when kids aren’t feeling well.
Does your child have the winter lurgy? It’s horrible, isn’t it? The stress. The sheet washing. The boredom. The nagging feeling that you will probably never leave the house again.
A pediatrician mom explains why some classic health concerns may benefit from a wait-and-see approach.
When your child is sick in the hospital, it can feel like you’ve entered an alternative universe. That heartache hit me like a tidal wave while caring for my desperately ill son in two children’s hospitals for eight months straight in 2015.
When a child’s wellbeing depends on vigilant monitoring and consistent medical attention, the everyday anxiety and stress that all parents deal with is made worse by the fact that failing to keep up with treatment can be a matter of life and death.