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55 Small, Nice Things to Do for Yourself

Father & Child Relationships

How I Calm Down When the Kids Are Out of Hand

By Matt Christensen

Sick and Tired of Caring? You Might Have Compassion Fatigue

By Ashley Abramson

13 Damn Good Pieces of Relationship Advice for Stressed Out Parents

Coping With the Stress of Covid is Hard For Kids. Play Therapy Can Help.

By Ashley Abramson

42 Small, Nice Things to Do For Your Overwhelmed Partner

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What to Do if Pandemic Stress Placed a Lockdown on Your Sex Life Stress of any kind is hell on our sex drives. If pandemic stress has placed a lockdown on your sex life, here are the steps to take.

"I Lost It" Broken printers. Stepping on Beyblades. A Keurig machine glued shut by a mischievous toddler. These are the moments that finally broke these quarantined parents.

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Emotionally Drained? How to Conserve — and Replenish — Your Emotional Energy There's no easy answer. But there are steps to take.

That Chronic Coronavirus Stress Is Increasing Everyone's Allostatic Load Chronic, heavy stress takes a toll on health. But how much is too much?

How to Sleep When Your Brain Won't Shut Down Sleep and stress do not make for good bedfellows. Here's what you can do.

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12 Dads on How They're Balancing Work and Child Care During Coronavirus Some are at their breaking point; others are finding a bit of a rhythm. Nearly all are stressed beyond belief.

22 Ways to Relieve Stress in 5 Minutes or Less Times are, umm, a bit stressful. These exercises can help you fight the tension in five minutes or less.

The Talkspace Moment The most glaring symptom of the coronavirus crisis is a national mental health crisis. Can online therapy help?

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My Wife Expects Way Too Much of Me When I Come Home From Work He goes to work and takes care of the bills. His wife is a stay-at-home mom and does the child-rearing. They had an agreement. Only his wife expects more of him. Our Cool Mom has thoughts. A lot of them.

What to Do When You're Stressed at Work Work stress happens. It's how you deal with it that matters for both yourself and your family.

How to Not Burn Out The day-to-day stress of work, marriage, and raising kids can build to such a degree that you feel depleted, inadequate, and emotionally detached. Here's how to recognize the signs — and measures you can take to avoid it.

8 Stress Management Books That Are Actually Helpful The world is increasingly stressful. While you can't change the world, you can change the way you think about it.

5 Ways to Stop Being Your Own Worst Enemy Parenting is hard. It's even more so when you're being hard on yourself.

Parenting and the Mental Prison of Debt Most parents dramatically underestimate the amount of money they’re going to spend when they have kids. Should we punish them for it?

What I Wish I Knew About Returning to Work After Becoming a Parent Returning to work after having a kid is, to put it lightly, challenging. Here's what other dads wish they knew about the transition.

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