If you are soon-to-be married . . . or are newly married . . . or you are expecting a baby, you will want to take special note of John Medina’s post in his blog, Brain Rules, entitled Marriage Intervention. In this post, John notes the research of John Gottman and Alyson Shapiro which indicates that if expectant couples are taught effective strategies for handling conflict (whether conflict was present in the marriages or not), their children’s nervous systems actually develop differently and in positive ways.
By stabilizing the parents, Gottman and Shapiro were able to change not only the marriage; they also were able to change the child.”
This is exciting new research! Check out the entire post and then drop back in here to share your thoughts.
Tags: Conflict, Couples, Pregnancy, Relationships