Maintaining Your Romantic Relationship as Parents (Guest Host Dr. Yael Schonbrun)

The transition to parenthood can be rough on a partnership. Between sleep deprivation, the high anxiety of caring for a tiny infant, persistent demands, and the dizzying changes that accompany the transition to parenthood, many couples experience a rapid decline in relationship happiness once a baby enters the scene.So what can we do about it? How can we reignite that romantic flame?Dr. Yael Schonbrun is a practicing clinical psychologist, assistant professor at Brown University, relationship specialist, and mom of three. She recently launched a newsletter about growing connections, Relational: The Art and Science of Connections, which share science and science-backed ideas for thriving in our most important relationships.------Sign up for the Parenting Translator Substack, and follow along on Instagram.Parenting Translator is (usually) hosted by Dr. Cara Goodwin and is produced by Earfluence.Dr. Cara Goodwin, Ph.D., is a child psychologist and mother to three children who "translates" research on parenting and child development into information that is accurate, relevant, and useful to parents.