By Virgil Roberson, L.P., M. Div., NCPsyA, Executive Director
During our current health crisis, a lot has been written about how social distancing and forced proximity within families create new challenges and potential conflicts for couples. Parents have had to come up with new routines for work and child care that require changed patterns of behavior, greater flexibility, and enormous patience, all while living in a time of profound stress and uncertainty for themselves and their children. While making these adjustments, some couples have discovered differences in their approach to the crisis that have created unexpected areas of conflict. All this on top of worrying about how to stay healthy, how to respond to financial strains and insecurities, and how to keep their children safe and productively engaged.
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