Virginia Pelley, Author at Fatherly

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Virginia Pelley

Mom Cuddles With the Kids, But Won’t Touch You. What Gives?

By Virginia Pelley

How to Be a Good Husband to a Stay-at-Home Mom

By Virginia Pelley

Eat, Play, Love: The Science of Play and Its Impact on Childhood

By Virginia Pelley

If You Need to Command Your Family's Respect, You've Already Lost It

By Virginia Pelley

The Trouble With Maternal Instinct

By Virginia Pelley

Parenting and the Mental Prison of Debt

By Virginia Pelley

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Marriage Will Never Be the Same After Kids. Act Accordingly — or Else. Research shows that having children drastically affects a marriage — often for the worse. Understanding why is essential to recalibrating your relationship.

Dads Might Be Able to Breastfeed Their Kids Soon. Should They? Product design is on the cusp of overcoming the biology of breastfeeding. Will more dads be chestfeeding in the near future?

The Extreme Cost of Not Living Near Grandparents Living near grandparents provides a unique set of pros and cons for every member of the family.

The Very Real Consequences of Cutting Off Your Parents When your parents or in-laws are problematic, sometimes severing ties is the only option. But it's never a clean break.

What Keeping Secrets Does to Your Marriage The average person keeps roughly 13 secrets. Each has consequences for you, your partner, and your marriage.

Your Work Stress Could Be Screwing Up Your Kid Lack of control at work and the stress that creates could be affecting your children.

Yes, You Need to Prioritize Your Marriage Over Your Kids Many stress that you need to put your spouse first. But what does this actually look like in practice, and how do you set boundaries without hurting your children?

What Happens to Marriage When Wives Earn More Than Their Husbands Thanks to a combination of societal expectations and deep-set ideas about gender roles, many relationships don't fare well when the wife brings home more bacon.

What Is the Actual Divorce Rate in America? People tend to think that more than 50 percent of couples get divorced every year in America. But that's not true. Here's what is.

The Profound Importance of Having "Couples Friends" Experts agree that meaningful friendships with other couples can make your own relationship stronger.

Are Female Friendships Dangerous for Married Men? Fear of sexual tension and relationships make male-female friendships a hard sell for married men.

Why Good Men are Bad to Their Families This is a story about bears.

The First Three Years: A Complete Nutritional Guide What you feed your child in the first few years of their life has long-lasting consequences. Here's how to get it right.

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Stop Calling Your Wife “Crazy” During Arguments Yes, it's ingrained in our vocabulary. But the word is lazy, hurtful, and de-legitimizes a woman's feelings.

When Complaining About Your Spouse Crosses the Line Griping about some marital issues is completely natural. Until it isn't.

How to Fight New-Dad Loneliness New fatherhood is incredible. But it can also be incredibly lonely and isolating. Here's how to fight those feelings.

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