Family systems
75 articles in this category.
- After All I've Done for You': How to Respond to a Guilt Trip
- Convincing a stubborn parent to accept help at home
- Delivering bad news to family members who are already aggressive
- Explaining the Same Thing Repeatedly to an Aging Parent Is Exhausting
- Handling a Parent-Teacher Conference When the Parent Is Already Angry
- How to Discuss a Student's Lack of Friends or Poor Social Skills With Their Parent
- How to Handle a Co-Parent Who Is Always Late for Pickups and Drop-offs
- How to Handle a Co-Parent Who Uses Your Kids as Messengers, Spies, or Pawns
- How to Handle a Parent Who Doesn't Respect Your Parenting Rules
- How to Handle a Patient's Family Member Who Contradicts the Patient's Own Wishes
- How to Handle a Sibling's Spouse Who Is Creating Family Drama
- How to Handle an Adult Sibling Who Still Acts Like Your Parent
- How to Respond to a Parent Who Constantly Criticizes You
- How to Respond to a Parent Who Refuses to Use Your Chosen Name or Pronouns
- How to Set Boundaries With a Family Member Who Shares Your Private Life on Social Media
- How to Talk to a Parent Who Is Deeply Disappointed in Your Life Choices
- How to Talk to a Sibling Who Is Still Holding a Grudge from Childhood
- How to Talk to an Aging Parent About Giving Up Their Driver's License
- How to Talk to Your Co-Parent About Differing Screen Time Rules for the Kids
- How to Talk to Your Co-Parent About Their New Partner's Role With the Kids
- How to Talk to Your Kid About a Grandparent's Scary Illness, Like Dementia
- How to Tell a Friend Their New Partner Is Bad News
- How to Tell Your Parents You're Not Raising Your Kids the Way They Raised You
- Managing anxiety before a custodial handover with a hostile ex
- Mistakes That Guarantee a Fight at the Next Family Dinner
- Mistakes to Avoid When Confronting a Sibling About Their Judgmental Parenting Comments
- Mistakes to Avoid When Discussing a Sibling's Substance Abuse Problem
- Mistakes to Avoid When Discussing a Suspected Learning Disability With a Parent
- Mistakes to Avoid When Discussing End-of-Life Wishes With Your Parents
- Mistakes to Avoid When Dividing Family Heirlooms and Sentimental Items
- Mistakes to Avoid When Talking to a Parent About Their Child's Social Exclusion or Bullying
- Mistakes to Avoid When Telling a Parent, 'I Think Your Child Is Being a Bully
- Mistakes to avoid when telling in-laws to stop interfering
- My Adult Child Keeps Asking for Money. How Do I Say No?
- My Ex Always Says 'Yes' When I Say 'No'. How to Handle It?
- My In-Laws Are Overstepping. How Do I Address It Without Upsetting My Partner?
- My Parents Are Getting Divorced and I'm Stuck in the Middle
- My Parents Still Treat Me Like a Child. How Do I Set New Rules?
- My Sibling Won't Help With Our Sick Parent. What Can I Do?
- My Teenager Compares Me to Their Friends' 'Cool' Parents
- The 'Good Cop, Bad Cop' Parenting Trap and How to Avoid It
- The Awkward Talk: Asking Your Adult Child to Start Paying Rent
- The Conversation About Moving an Aging Parent Into Assisted Living
- The Sibling Who Never Calls or Texts Back: How to Address the Imbalance
- They Say 'You're Too Sensitive' When I Share My Feelings
- What to Say to a Parent Who Is Over-Involved and Tries to 'Co-Teach' Your Class
- What to Say to a Parent Who Thinks Their Child Can Do No Wrong
- What to Say When a Client's Family Member Tries to Sabotage Their Progress
- What to Say When a Family Member Gives a Backhanded Compliment
- What to Say When a Parent Blames You for Their Child's Struggles
- What to Say When a Parent is Angry About Their Child's Grade
- What to Say When a Patient's Family Member Contradicts Them
- What to Say When a Patient's Family Member Is Hostile or Demanding
- What to say when an adult child asks for money yet again
- What to Say When You Feel More Like Their Parent Than Their Partner
- What to Say When Your Child Says 'I Hate You
- What to Say When Your Co-Parent Insists on Buying Expensive Things You Can't Afford
- What to Say When Your In-Laws Compare You to Their Child's Ex-Partner
- What to Say When Your In-Laws Give Your Kids Things You've Explicitly Forbidden
- What to Say When Your Parent Gives Unsolicited Advice About Your Life
- What to Say When Your Partner Says 'You're Just Like Your Mother/Father
- What to Say When Your Teenager Screams 'You've Ruined My Life!
- When Your Co-Parent Undermines Your Rules in Front of the Kids
- Why Being the 'Responsible' Sibling for Aging Parents Breeds Resentment
- Why Dealing With 'Helicopter' Parents Is So Mentally Taxing
- Why Dealing with a Sibling Who Resents Your Success Is So Complicated
- Why Holidays With the In-Laws Are So Stressful and How to Set Boundaries
- Why It's So Draining When a Family Member Is Chronically Unreliable or Flaky
- Why It's So Draining When Your Parents Don't Take Your Career or Life Seriously
- Why It's So Exhausting Being the 'Fun' Parent's Counterpart
- Why It's So Exhausting Dealing With Parents Who See Their Child as a Genius in a Flawed System
- Why It's So Hard When Your Co-Parent Has a Completely Different Standard of 'Safe
- Why It's So Tiring to Be the 'Default Parent' for Everything
- Why Talking to My Sibling Still Feels Like a Childhood Competition
- Why Walking on Eggshells Around a Volatile Person Is So Tiring