Wednesday, August 21, 2013

Parental Conflict: How it Can Be Harmful for Children



It is common and normal for two parents to have different ideas, opinions, values, and priorities. Part of being successful in a relationship with another person is being able to use appropriate communication skills so that ideas and opinions can be expressed and received with respect and differences of opinion can be worked out using healthy conflict resolution strategies.

If parents do not communicate respectfully with each other and do not have a good strategy for resolving conflicts, the result is chronic, unresolved conflict between the parents. There is an ongoing hostile emotional tone between the parents that continues to erupt over time and in the same patterns.

Read how parental conflict is destructive for children psychologically when they witness their parents’ continuing, unresolved, hostile conflicts on Michelle Morris’ blog.

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