Stronger Bonds

Stress

Coping With Stress as a Couple

Norman B. Epstein, Ph.D. on November 6, 2024

The ability to cope with life stress is essential to psychological health. Learn about constructive dyadic coping skills that couples and families can use to support each other.

The ability to cope with life stress is essential to psychological health. Learn about constructive dyadic coping skills that couples and families can use to support each other.

Relationships

Effects of Psychological Aggression in Couple Conflict

Norman B. Epstein, Ph.D. on September 10, 2024

Psychological aggression is so common in couple relationships across diverse countries and cultures that partners commonly consider it an acceptable way of dealing with conflict.

Psychological aggression is so common in couple relationships across diverse countries and cultures that partners commonly consider it an acceptable way of dealing with conflict.

Parenting

Challenges of Co-Parenting Children

Norman B. Epstein, Ph.D. on July 7, 2024

Parenting is challenging enough for an individual parent, but even more complicated trying to work as a parenting team. This post discusses barriers to co-parenting and solutions.

Parenting is challenging enough for an individual parent, but even more complicated trying to work as a parenting team. This post discusses barriers to co-parenting and solutions.

Parenting

Parents’ and Adolescents' Different Perceptual Worlds

Norman B. Epstein, Ph.D. on May 20, 2024

When a parent or adolescent requests the other person change some behavior, the other’s efforts to comply may not be perceived by the requester or may be judged as inadequate.

When a parent or adolescent requests the other person change some behavior, the other’s efforts to comply may not be perceived by the requester or may be judged as inadequate.

Therapy

Combining Individual and Couple/Family Therapies

Norman B. Epstein, Ph.D. on April 24, 2024

Personal Perspective: Is it clear when a person is best treated by an individual therapist or by a family therapist? Individual and relationship issues often are intertwined.

Personal Perspective: Is it clear when a person is best treated by an individual therapist or by a family therapist? Individual and relationship issues often are intertwined.