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Appendix A

SESSION CONTENT FOR LOVING COUPLES, LOVING CHILDREN
  1. Preventing harmful flights
  2. Staying close
  3. Two sides to every fight
  4. Compromise
  5. The involved dad
  6. Turn toward, not away
  7. Avoid and heal violence
  8. What kids do to relationships
  9. Heal old wounds
  10. Honor your partner's dreams
  11. When endless fights turn harmful
  1. Recovery conversations after a fight
  2. Postpartum depression
  3. Close conversations
  4. Prevent and recover from infidelity
  5. Who does what?
  6. Considering marriage
  7. Kids by other partners
  8. How the pros manage money problems
  9. Connect after baby comes
  10. Is there intimacy after kids?

SESSION CONTEXT FOR LOVE'S CRADLE
  1. Why learn relationship skills? Showing understanding
  2. "Coupleship" and expression skill
  3. Parenting stresses and stretches; expression and discussion skills; supporting each other
  4. Showing understanding for feelings; putting skills to work
  5. Problem solving skill
  6. Self-change skill; helping-others-change skill; coaching skill
  7. Managing emotions and conflict
  8. Foundations of trust
  9. Rebuilding trust
  10. Maintaining trust
  1. Where am I on marriage?
  2. Reframing marriage
  3. Considering commitment and marriage
  4. Financial styles and preferences
  5. Financial challenges
  6. Becoming a financial team
  7. Using skills every day
  8. Complex family relationships
  9. Co-parenting
  10. Navigating your support network
  11. Maintenance skill; celebration

SESSION CONTENT FOR THE BECOMING PARENTS PROGRAM
  1. Danger signs
  2. Basic communication skills
  3. Speak-listener technique
  4. Message to moms
  5. XYZ statements
  6. Problem solving
  7. Ground rules
  8. Hidden rules
  9. Expectations
  10. Trust
  11. Commitment
  12. Forgiveness
  13. Managing anger
  14. Time out
  15. What every couple needs to know about physical violence in couple relationships
  16. Relationship enhancement friendship
  17. Relationship enhancement: run
  18. Taking care of yourself: managing stress
  1. Taking care of yourself: managing fatigue
  2. Creating a healthy lifestyle
  3. Family values and beliefs
  4. Taking care of yourself: creating a support network that works for you
  5. Depression
  6. Thinking about marriage
  7. Finances
  8. Dealing with former partners and co-parenting
  9. Owner's manual for your baby
  10. Making sense of your baby's behavior
  11. Infant state
  12. Infant behavior
  13. Infant cues
  14. State modulation
  15. The sleep activity record
  16. Feeding is more than just eating

 



 

 

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