We are constantly asked for advice when it comes to tension with in-laws, grandparents, relationships and more. Setting boundaries is easier said than done! To help us help you, we spoke to clinical family therapist and speech pathologist, Claire Barbagallo, all about communicating with the key people in our lives. We discuss…

What do you do if your MIL wants to share your children on social media and you’re not okay with it?
Shifting from boundaries = conflict to boundaries as a form of healthy communication
How to get grandparents on the same parenting page as you
Your non-negotiable parenting values
Explaining the ‘why’ to grandparents
Focusing on the new opportunities that come from a boundary
When the boundary needs to be repeated
Communicating with our partner in an argument vs sweeping it under the rug
Arguments in front of your children - do we address it with our kids?
Self compassion and regulation as communication tools
How can we help communicate something a bit more subtly?
When family or friends parent very differently to you
Enmeshment and guilt within families

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