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Building Healthy Habits for Toddlers: A parent's guide

WEBHere are some tips to help you create a healthy meal plan for your toddler: – Offer a variety of fruits and vegetables: Include a mix of different colored fruits and …

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The Gottman Institute A research-based approach to relationships

WEBThe Gottman Institute is the culmination of Drs. John and Julie Gottman’s life work as researchers and clinical psychologists. Our approach to relationship health has been …

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How a Parent’s Affection Shapes a Child’s Happiness for Life

WEBThis bond most likely helps our brain produce and use oxytocin, causing a child to feel more positive emotions. Next, a 2013 study from UCLA found that unconditional love and …

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The Research: The Still Face Experiment

WEBThe Still Face Experiment illustrates the power of emotion coaching and the importance of turning toward your child’s bids for connection. Dr. Edward Tronick of UMass Boston’s …

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Invisible Burdens: What Hurts and What Truly Helps Those with …

WEBAnother powerful buffer for relationships is Gottman’s “Culture of Appreciation.”. Recognizing the effort and the gift of your partner’s or loved one’s presence rather than …

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How to Support Your Partner When You're Hurting Too

WEBTake about 30 minutes. Spend half the time listening to your partner’s feelings and half sharing your own. Keep the focus on things from outside the relationship. This isn’t the …

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3 Research-Based Tips for a Happy and Healthy Relationship

WEBAvoid criticism or blame, and instead focus on your own needs. For example, instead of saying, “You never help around the house,” focus on what you do need by stating, “The …

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Treating Affairs and Trauma

WEBIt is intended for professionals who want to enhance their competence in conceptualization, assessment, treatment planning, and intervention with couples where an affair and/or …

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How to Know When Breaking Up Is the Healthiest Choice

WEBEven if only one partner’s switch is pointing toward negative—like a light switch, simply on or off—then that is a reliable predictor of breaking up or divorcing. We can tell this …

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4 Negative Behaviors That May Be Making You Sick

WEBTurning the Four Horsemen away. There is help and hope for marriages that have been invaded by the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse. Marriages that have been infected by …

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The Six Second Kiss

WEBA six second kiss is one of the least time-consuming ways to improve things with your partner. In fact, if you have two kisses per day the total time per week amounts to less …

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Running Headlong Into Heartbreak

WEBRunning Headlong Into Heartbreak. Kerry Lusignan, LMHC. The Gottmans and Brené Brown give us a map—a macro perspective of the wilderness of our hearts, and the …

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How I Stopped Trying to Control My Partner and Took …

WEBWith this newfound time, I was able to…. #2. Refocus on your own needs, desires, and passions. When in doubt, return home to yourself. By taking responsibility for meeting …

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Gottman Relationship Checkup

WEBOne of the key assessment tools used by Drs. John and Julie Gottman, and over 10,000 other clinical professionals, is the Gottman Relationship Checkup. Using research-based …

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Roadmap to Certification

WEBThe final step in the Roadmap to Certification is the Certification Track, which includes consultation with a Certified Gottman Therapist and video review of your ability to …

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