2. Bundles of Joy and Change Talk with three parents. Ask the following questions of each parent:

a. What change was the least expected after your first baby was born?

b. How did communication with your partner and others change after the baby was born?

c. How did having a child affect your marriage or relationship (if the parent was in a committed relationship at the time that the baby arrived)?

How does the information you gathered from parents compare with this chapter’s discussion of the impact of children on committed relationships?