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WHEN PARENTS HURT: Al Roker and Hoda Kotb interview Dr. Coleman on the topic of parents who have been cut off by their grown children.

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PBS Life Part 2: Cut Off from the Grandkids

PBS Life Part 2: Cut Off from the Grandkids

Boomer Grandparenting on PBS: LIfe Part 2

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AOL Coaches: How Can Sharing Household Chores Benefit My Relationship?

AOL Coaches: How Can Sharing Household Chores Benefit My Relationship?

Joshua Coleman, AOL Kids and Family Coach, explains how small changes in the way you divide household chores can help improve relations with your partner.

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Lisa Rinna & Ty Treadway with Dr. Coleman

Lisa Rinna & Ty Treadway with Dr. Coleman

Co-hosts Lisa Rinna and Ty Treadway interview Dr Joshua Coleman on his book "The Lazy Husband"

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Why Do Marriages Fail?

Lack of communication and not spending time  are two ways to thoroughly damage an otherwise healthy relationship.

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PBS Life Part 2: Cut Off from the Grandkids

PBS, Life Part 2: Boomer Grandparenting

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San Francisco Psychotherapy Research Group

I’ll be speaking at the International Conference of the San Francisco Psychotherapy Research Group on March 3. My topic is Solving Conflicts Between Parents and Adult Children.

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AOL Coaches: How Can Sharing Household Chores Benefit My Relationship?

Joshua Coleman, AOL Kids and Family Coach, explains how small changes in the way you divide household chores can help improve relations with your partner.

How Can Sharing Household Chores Benefit My Relationship?

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Dealing with an Affair

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Dr. Coleman,
I am a mother of two young boys. I recently discovered that my husband has been having an affair with someone he works with for the past few months. When I confronted him about it, he promised to break it off and said it isn’t serious. I’m in shock because I thought we had a really good marriage, and now I have no idea what kind of marriage I have. He seems really sincere about changing. I also feel guilty because I haven’t felt very sexual since my kids were born. Help.

Dear Reader,
I’m sorry to hear about your situation. There are several themes that come up in your letter: 1) can you trust your husband? 2) how do you heal? 3) do you have any “responsibility” for his affair? Let’s look at these individually. Read More »

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Parenting As Theater: What Hurts Children and What Helps Them

Many parents worry that fighting in front of their children is fundamentally bad for them. I’d like to offer some thoughts about when it’s harmful and when it can actually be constructive for children:

WHEN IS FIGHTING IN FRONT OF YOUR CHILDREN BAD?

1) WHEN IT NEVER OR RARELY RESOLVES: One of most important things that children want is the freedom to enjoy their own lives without having to worry about their parents. Studies show that when children believe that their parents have resolved a fight, they do far better than when they believe their parents are chronically mad or hurt by the other. Read More »

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Lisa Rinna & Ty Treadway with Dr. Coleman

Co-hosts Lisa Rinna and Ty Treadway interview psychologist and author Dr Joshua Coleman on his book “The Lazy Husband: How to Get Men to Do More Parenting and Housework. ”

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NY Times: Working Women Say Their Marriage Is Richer For It

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“Today, men need their wives’ income,” says Joshua Coleman, a psychologist in San Francisco who wrote “The Lazy Husband: How to Get Men to Do More Parenting and Housework.” “There is an issue for men of: ‘What is my value here if I’m not bringing in money? I understand you want a communicative, empathic guy who does housework and parenting, but how much pride can I take in that?’ ”

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NPR On Point with Tom Ashbrook

Marian Robinson moved to the White House.

Listen to Grandma in the House

Guests Dr. Joshua Coleman and historian Stephanie Coontz author of Marriage: A History and The Way We Never Were.

In more and more American homes, grandparents are helping parents raise kids – often under one roof. This hour, On Point: when the in-laws, the grandparents, move in.

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Radio Show on Parental Estrangement

I will be speaking with Chrissy Chrzanowski, founder of Parental Alienation Hurts on Thursday, Feb 25 at 6:30PM  PST, 9:30 EST. Join us to hear more about the topic of parental estrangement by going to www.talkshoe.com and entering ID# 39517 shortly before the show.

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