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12 Steps to Navigating Family Conflict
Every family has conflict but if you handle it well, it doesn’t have to be a problem
When you’re divorced, conflict can be a serious trigger for both you and your kids. And there are plenty of opportunities for conflict: between you and the kids, you and your ex, your ex and the kids, and between the kids. And that’s even before anyone gets remarried and introduces stepparents and stepsiblings into the mix.
Conflict happens in any family and you’re still a family even after divorce. Sharing children means you’re always family, just in a different way. And this difference is why it’s more important than ever that you learn to navigate family conflict. You need to be able to manage conflict without allowing it to create bigger rifts than may already exist.
But when there are two households involved, and two adults who may not get along that well, how do you navigate family conflict without a lot of drama?
I think it can be very complicated, but there are some things you can do to help minimize the drama and get through a conflict with very little damage to relationships.
