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"    If you and your husband are bickering about a visit to your in-laws, but he has plans to take the kids to play soccer tomorrow, you may have a problem.  A study published in the Journal of Family Psychology finds that when parents fight, dads are more likely to let tension spill over into later interactions with their children. Researchers at Southern Methodist University tracked 203 families, who wrote daily diary entries about their marriage and relationship with their children.  When parents said their marriage was tense on one day, they also reported tension with their children. But by the next day, moms&amp;#039; relationships with their kids seemed to go back to normal. Dads didn&amp;#039;t fare as well. Especially among couples where the mom showed signs of depression, dads acted tense with their children, even the next day. Why the gender difference? There&amp;#039;s no definitive answer. It could be because moms&amp;#039; roles are more clearly defined, or because they compensate by turning to their kids for support. Or, it could be that the source of anxiety is unique to Dad\u2014for example, he&amp;#039;s upset about a rough meeting with his boss, not anything that happened at home. Either way, the study drives home how important parents&amp;#039; relationships are to their kids. &amp;quot;The marriage is a hub relationship for the family,&amp;quot; the study&amp;#039;s lead author, Chrystyna Kouros, said in a statement.  Related:11 Signs He&amp;#039;ll Be a Good Dad14 Photos of True Love That Will Melt Your HeartThe 10 Most Irritating, Least Helpful Parenting Tips Ever "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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