As much as we might try to leave personal lives at home, the personality traits of a spouse have a way of following us into the workplace, exerting a powerful influence on promotions, salaries, job satisfaction and other measures of professional success, new research suggests. When it comes to pay raises, promotions and other measures of career success, the husband or wife at home may be exerting a bigger influence on workplace performance than we think, suggests new research from... Read more
Exposure to verbal and physical aggression between parents may hurt a child’s ability to identify and control emotions, according to a longitudinal study. Exposure to conflict…in the home can shape children’s neurobiological, cognitive, and behavioral responses. “Our study points to ways in which aggression between parents may powerfully shape children’s emotional adjustment,” says C. Cybele Raver, professor of applied psychology at NYU Steinhardt and the study’s lead author. “Arguing and fighting is psychologically stressful for the adults caught in conflict;... Read more
Proverbs 18:22 says, “He who finds a wife finds what is good and receives favor from the LORD.” A new study from Rutgers and the University of Michigan proves how true that is! When it comes to a happy marriage, a new Rutgers study finds that the more content the wife is with the long-term union, the happier the husband is with his life no matter how he feels about their nuptials. “I think it comes down to the fact... Read more
A new study suggests that the way a mom feels about responding to her child’s cries may indicate the presence of unresolved–and perhaps unrecognized–childhood wounds. The research found that moms who either come from healthy families-of-origin OR have successfully resolved their childhood issues tend to respond more sensitively and compassionately to their baby’s cries, seeing those cries as a call for help. By contrast, moms who had not adequately come to terms with their own negative childhood experiences tended to... Read more
Kim Cameron-Smith, founder of IntentionalCatholicParenting.com and More2Life Radio Contributor just let me know that The Fall 2014 issue of Tender Tidings, CAPC’s FREE parenting magazine, is now available! In this issue: ~Hospitality: Making a House a Home ~Marriage: Does your spouse feel like a priority in your life? ~Balance: Simplifying our homes and our calendars ~Dr. Greg answers some stumpers from real parents. Is it wrong to practice yoga in order to relax? What should we do if an older... Read more
“the person is a good toward which the only proper and adequate attitude is love.” -Pope St. John Paul the Great https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H9LGBBWTGgk Take a moment to learn the names of the people who serve you in some way every day. Let them know that they are a person to you. Read more
Parenting is a tough job. Every parent wants to raise successful, healthy kids but there are so many challenges. And now, as states begin legalizing marijuana, our children are faced with even more pressures that make staying drug-free, alcohol-free, and tobacco-free harder. The good news is that new research shows that two simple parenting strategies can help you raise kids who are much more likely to stay clean and sober. 1. Don’t Play Favorites. The study showed that kids who... Read more
A few weeks back, I reported on a new study that pounded yet another nail in the coffin of the theory that depression is caused by low serotonin. You can read that original post here as well as the follow up post wherein I responded to a question from a reader asking if I was trying to say that people who suffered with depression were to blame for their struggles (short answer: no.) Over at PsychCentral, one of the... Read more
When Divorce is Not an Option: How to Heal Your Marriage and Nurture Everlasting Love is a book for couples who want to know what it takes to get their marriage back on track. Solo spouses can also use the book to heal a marriage even if his or her mate isn’t interested in working on the relationship. I look at the latest research that reveals 8 Habits that healthy couples exhibit that all couples need to cultivate and show... Read more
In preparation for the Extraordinary Synod on the Family, many people of good will are floating a lot of different ideas about how the Church should approach various challenges like annulments. (To read my own previous writings on the annulment issue, including my recommendations for improving the annulment process, go here, here, and here.) Cardinal Kasper, former President for the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity, recently waded into the debate with his own suggestion about how to handle the... Read more
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