Die Vorbereitung auf geplanten Sex steigert das Verlangen und die Häufigkeit bei Eltern mit kleinen Kindern. Aufgrund des Mangels an Schlaf und Freizeit, der Vereinbarkeit von Arbeit und anderen Verpflichtungen erleben Paare, dass ihr Sexualleben beim Übergang zur Elternschaft einen Schlag erleidet. Die Ermutigung von Paaren mit kleinen Kindern, Sex zu planen, führte zu einem erhöhten Verlangen und einer höheren Häufigkeit.

I’ve linked to the press release in the post above. In this comment, for those interested, here’s the link to the peer reviewed journal article:

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00224499.2025.2585377

From the linked article:

**Priming for planned sex increases desire, frequency in parents with young children**, York study finds

**Between the lack of sleep and free time, physical, hormonal and relationship changes, and juggling work and other life commitments, many couples find their sex lives take a hit in the transition to parenthood**. Continuing through the early years of child rearing, this can have a negative impact on the overall relationship. While spontaneous sex is put on a pedestal in Western society, a new study led by researchers at York University’s Faculty of Health found that **encouraging couples with young children to plan sex led to increased desire and frequency**.

“At the two-week followup, people in the experimental group reported having more planned sex than the control group and more sex overall,” says Muise. “The difference between groups meant that planning sex could translate into at least one more sexual experience a month for a couple, which can be meaningful.”

Planning also had other benefits. The researchers found, for participants who had reported at least one sexual encounter in the two-week period, that the planners felt less obligated to have sex compared to the control group.