Co-Parenting Research

I heard this this morning thought it was interesting. Its about parenting and how important it is to communicate and share each others expectations when it comes to the kids. I wonder how many marriages involving parents could be saved if only they would learn to communicate effectively and to manage each other's expectations about parenting.

-Harry

University Beat: http://www.wusf.usf.edu/wusf-fm/programming/Highlights/FM_UniversityBeat_TVLk.cfm

Topic: Co-Parenting Research Update
August 19, 2007

Add thousands of hours of interviews and observations accumulated over eight years, a pair of grants from the National Institute of Child Health and Development, and a dedicated USF alum, and you get "Charting the Bumpy Road of Coparenting." The new book, written by Dr. James McHale, the director of the USF Saint Petersburg Family Study Center, collects his ground-breaking research into coparenting—the support that parents provide one another in raising their children—and what happens in both good and bad coparenting situations.

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