Category: Marriage/Family

Research has long shown that marriage adjusts men and women’s personalities for the better through marriage.
“findings indicate that newlywed spouses’ personalities undergo meaningful changes during the newlywed years and these changes are associated with changes in spouses’ marital satisfaction.”

Birth rates are falling around the world. While generous pronatal policies to support families are a tried-and-true strategy to modestly increase birth rates, the rather smallish effects have led most people to conclude that there must be important cultural headwinds at play.
… one factor weighing on fertility may be staring us in the face as we get back to work: travel.

Poland’s center-left government under Prime Minister Donald Tusk is dodging the nation’s Constitution to bow to a European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruling demanding recognition of same-sex “marriages” from other EU states.
This precedent endangers Europe’s diverse traditions, demanding resistance to preserve national identities against supranational meddling.

In a resounding victory for traditional family values, the Hungarian government has expanded tax exemptions and support programs, solidifying its status as Europe’s most family-friendly nation.

There is at least one step young couples can take to strengthen their marriages, and it’s pretty simple: Go to church. Religious congregations embed couples in supportive communities to help them work through the relationship, financial, or other problems that strain marriages.

Dr. Randy Schroeder recommends husbands and wives learn to forgive each other, be solution-focused in conflict, and infuse laughter into their relationship. He also warns about having secrets, interrupting each other, and using sarcasm. Couples can learn better ways to interact and communicate! Listen to the full podcast.

Katie Chubb’s baby gestated for nine months. But her proposed birth center has been gestating for six years—and there’s still no date on when the doors will open. Her attempts to serve the mothers of Augusta, Georgia have been blocked by local hospitals. In many states, laws and licensing requirements allow massive hospital networks to strangle competitors in the cradle.

A woman who was told she could never give birth received a surprise gift on Christmas — a baby boy — following a cryptic pregnancy.
Melanie Smith and her husband, Donovan O’Dell, welcomed their first child, Vincent Antonio O’Dell, on Christmas Day, after a few hours of labor, Good Morning America (GMA) reported. The baby’s arrival was completely unexpected as Smith, 28, was told nearly 10 years ago that she would likely never bear children due to uterine irregularities.