Life as a newparentcan often get overwhelming. However, sharing the challenges of parenthood with an understanding partner who is always eager to lend a hand can relieve thestressand doubts that tire them immensely.
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Sharing the challenges of parenthood with a partner can make it less stressful
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“The division of roles and responsibilities is the biggest difficulty that parents face”
Another reason for this ispartnersfeeling unsure how to be the most helpful after a newborn arrives, so they distance themselves and leave most things up to their significant other. They aren’t necessarily doing it on purpose. They are, too, dealing with parenthood for the first time and may be anxious to do something wrong or not live up to the expectations.
Partner’s upbringing can also have influence on their level of involvement and support for their significant other. If their family was operating based on traditional gender roles, they might be behaving on autopilot. In addition, many men find pride in providing for their family and make their jobs their primary identity, which may cause them to overlook other vital responsibilities.
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Fairly splitting parenting and home responsibilities allows new parents to enjoy their novel role and have time for themselves
Then, the tasks can be assigned playing to one strengths while also keeping in mind the weight of each responsibility and free time the person has. It might not be possible to split the chores 50/50, but keeping it flexible and actually doing the work can help both partners avoid getting overwhelmed and extremely fatigued.
The most important thing during all of this is to keep communicating and addressing any frustrations that arise. If something isn’t working, work as a team to find a solution. Equally crucial is shuffling the schedule to fit in some alone and couple time. Parents who take care of themselves and have a stablerelationshipare better equipped to deal with parenthood challenges that come their way.
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