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Tue 07 Jul 2010Warning! Your relationship could be under attack
Our parenting expert says parents should remember they are also a couple, and offers advice on how to keep relationships firing on all cylinders
AS WELL as bringing lots of joy, the arrival of children actually increases the stress on the parents’ relationship. While in the long term, parents can report that children bring them closer, the transition from being a couple to being parents together is fraught with problems such as dealing with the huge demands of a new baby and working out differences in your parenting roles.
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