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In today’s class, we will be talking about family conflicts. Enjoy the class!
Family Conflicts
Family conflict refers to active opposition between family members. Because of the nature of family relationships, it can take a wide variety of forms, including verbal, physical, sexual, financial, or psychological. Conflicts may involve different combinations of family members: it can be conflict within the couple or between parents and children or, again, between siblings.
Causes of family conflict
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Money:
Money is a big one, of course. From fighting over inheritance to disagreeing about who will pay for ageing parents or family events, families financial conflicts is top of the list when it comes to why families fight. If members of a family feel they have been treated unfairly or not given their fair share, they can harbour resentment for years, maybe even a lifetime.
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Sibling conflict over the care of an elderly parent:
As parents age, siblings are typically responsible for how to care for their elderly parents. Some people feel the best place for their parents will be in one of the children’s homes or an assisted living facility, while others feel they should remain in the family house or a retirement community.
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Child discipline:
Ways to discipline children also cause family conflicts at times. Both parents may have different views on disciplining their children.
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In-laws and extended family:
In-Laws and Extended Family may result in family conflict by indirect interference in the family matters.
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Family business:
Several families are engaged in a family-run business, often started by a single-family couple and then passed down to the couple’s children who must find ways to work together. Also, siblings tend to go into business together. And why not? It’s difficult to trust people these days, and we should be able to trust our siblings, right?
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Conflict over family events:
Events are stressful without any interpersonal problems thrown into the mix. Planning takes work, money, and time, and when things don’t go as planned, it can cause a lot of anxiety. Perhaps the stress related to an event is one reason interpersonal issues often emerge, and certainly, interpersonal problems add to the stress.
Keys to resolving family conflict:
- Be hard on the problem, not the people.
- Understand that acknowledging and listening are not the same as obeying.
- Give the benefit of the doubt.
- Have awkward conversations in real-time.
- Keep the conversation going. Life is a dialogue.
- Ask yourself “Would I rather be happy, or right?”
- Be easy to talk to.
In our next class, we will be talking about Human Right and Violation. We hope you enjoyed the class.
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