From the ArcaMax Publishing, Health & Fitness Newsletter:
http://www.arcamax.com/news/healthtips/s-183448-593516
COLUMBUS, Ohio (UPI) -- Couples with a strong marriage are better
equipped to handle a fussy or difficult baby, according to a study by
Ohio State University.
The study, published in the journal Infant Behavior & Development,
found that a couple's relationship with each other was key in
determining how they reacted as parents when faced with a
temperamental baby.
"When couples with a supportive marital relationship have a difficult
baby, they tend to rise to the challenge," study co-author Sarah
Schoppe-Sullivan said in a statement. "Couples who don't have a strong
relationship with each other are more likely to undermine each other
and get into conflicts when they have to deal with a particularly
challenging baby."
There have been studies examining how mothers deal with difficult
babies, but this study focused on how mothers and fathers work
together as parents -- what researchers call the "coparenting
relationship."