By Marie Solis — 2019
Calling holiday planning “emotional labor” can be counterproductive to recognizing housework as labor.
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You can take concrete steps to more equitably divide emotional labor with your partner — starting with talking openly about the dynamic.
As a marriage dissolves, some parents find themselves asking questions like, “Should we stay together for the kids?” Other parents find divorce is their only option.
It’s hard to see a child unhappy. Whether a child is crying over the death of a pet or the popping of a balloon, our instinct is to make it better, fast. That’s where too many parents get it wrong, says the psychologist Susan David, author of the book “Emotional Agility.
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