Too Tired to Fight: 13 Essential Conflicts Parents Must Have to Keep Their Relationship Strong

ISBN: 059371427X

Author: Mitchell MACP, Erin

Condition: New

Decode the 13 conflicts that derail many couples communication after kids-like what youre really saying when you fight about discipline or diapers, and how to work through tough issues together-from popular Instagram counselors Erin Mitchell, MACP, and Stephen Mitchell, PhD (@couples.counseling.for.parents).Parenting changes a couples relationship in fundamental ways, but most parents are too exhausted from dealing with kids, work, and the demands of life to prioritize their relationship. This can lead to repeated conflict and an overwhelming sense of anxiety, anger, hurt, and even lonelinessjust when you need your partners support the most. The good news: conflict is actually a sign you are striving to connect with your mate-youre just missing the mark.In Too Tired to Fight, parenting couple Erin and Stephen Mitchell use their over twenty years of counseling experience to walk couples through the 13 conflicts that are not just expected but necessary to keep a partnership strong once kids enter the picture, such as:The My Life Has Changed and Yours Hasnt Conflict The You Dont Trust Me as a Parent Conflict The Im All Touched Out Conflict The I Cant Do Anything Right Conflict The Whose Job Is This Conflict The Im So Stressed Conflict The Im More Tired Than You Conflict The Where Do We Spend the Holidays Conflict The My Way Is Right Conflict The Should I Stay Home With the Kids Conflict The Sex Life? What Sex Life? Conflict The I Hate Your Family Conflict The Why Cant You Just Get Over It ConflictIn each scenario, they show how this conflict plays out in a family-and offer scripts, exercises, and their fighting right equation to transform that conflict into connection, in the moment. Their secret: by intentionally expressing and intentionally listening to your partner-not just venting or reacting to your stress response system-you can work through the pain points of parenthood, together, and actually make your relationship happier and healthier as a result.