Toxic PassionWoe Is Me! “Are My Partner and I Fighting Just For Make‑Up Sex?” Woe Is Me! is a series in which The Swaddle team indulges your pity party with advice you'll probably ignore. By The Swaddle Team
Reality CheckmateA VR Headset Can Kill a User Who Dies in a Game Virtual reality is used in war-like and war contexts already -- and it could gamify violence even more if we don't pay attention. By Rohitha Naraharisetty
Noble WorkWhy the Nobel Peace Prize Matters This Year While previous honors have been conferred upon individuals after a crisis, this year’s nomination recognizes a crisis as it unfolds. By Rohitha Naraharisetty
Not So VogueWhat Are the Ethics of Fashion Magazines Using War‑Zones as a Backdrop? Vogue's cover with Ukrainian First Lady Olena Zelenska stirs questions about the role of fashion magazines in cultural conversations about war. By Rohitha Naraharisetty
Competing For ResourcesEarliest Known Human Conflict Was Fueled by Climate Change, Research Suggests The oldest recorded warfare in the stone age took the form of sporadic violence -- exacerbated by environmental changes. By Saumya Kalia
Sure WhateverWhy Some People Shy Away From Confrontation People who are averse to confrontation tend to value harmony over directness and honesty. By Rajvi Desai
Delhi Right NowThe Women Caught Up in the Delhi Violence Women have been at the heart of protests against CAA-NRC – and are bearing the brunt of the discriminatory laws and resulting violence. By Liesl Goecker
Speak OutSuppressing Thoughts, Needs, and Emotions in Relationships Is Linked to Risk of Stroke for Women The phenomenon known as self-silencing can take a physical toll. By Liesl Goecker
Permission GrantedStudy: Go Ahead And Have That Fight in Front of Your Kids As long as you do it right, arguing is better than suppressing emotions. By Liesl Goecker
Under a MicroscopeTeens Mirror Parents When They Fight with Dating Partners, Study Finds They're watching your every move. By Anubhuti Matta
Mutual RespectIn Healthy Parent‑Child Relationships, Expectations Are a Two‑Way Street Even when kids are wrong, their perspective should be treated with respect. By Lamia Bagasrawala
ScarsThe Effects of Spousal Abuse Can Linger Long After the Violence Stops For women who have been through it, escape isn’t the end of the story. By Anubhuti Matta
What Did I Say?Study: Teens Struggle to Interpret Tone of Voice Accurately Which can lead to some pretty banal blow-ups. By The Swaddle Team
Brotherly LoveSiblings Can Mitigate the Negative Effects of Parents’ Fighting Strong bonds with brothers and sisters meant less conflict-related mental health struggles. By Angelina Shah
conflictKids Learn How to Have Healthy Relationships From Parents Teens do as we do, not necessarily as we say. By Angelina Shah
conflictRethinking Parent‑Teen Conflict What if we told you that parent-teen conflict is not only an unavoidable part of parenting a teen, but also an important part of their development and your eventual adult relationship? A recent article by Susan Branje, published in Child By The Swaddle Team
conflictNuclear Fallout: How Parents’ Fights Affect Kids Few parents want to fight in front of their child, but because conflict is a normal part of any relationship, it can be hard to shield kids from every spat. That’s alright, as long as parents handle disagreements in a By The Swaddle Team
conflictWhen to Dodge the Claws and Get Involved in Sibling Fights At a recent workshop, a parent asked me: What is your stance on a parent’s role during sibling fights? How much time do you have? Jokes aside, my opinion isn’t simply ‘Get Involved’ or ‘Stay Out Of It,’ even though By Sonali Gupta
