Tuesday, December 3, 2024

How To Share Your Kids With Their Grandparents…

... when your own relationship with them sucks.
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Dec. 3, 2024
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How To Share Your Kids With Their Grandparents When Your Own Relationship With Them Sucks

"Adult children going no contact with one or both parents has been a hot topic in recent years," writes Katie McPherson. "But in between adoring your parents (or in-laws) and cutting them off completely, there are a lot of other ways for a relationship to play out. Maybe you and your parents love each other but have a lot of different beliefs now, or perhaps you and your in-laws are just super different personality-wise. In those cases, you want your kids to have a relationship with their grandparents, even if your own connection with them is strained at times (or all the time)." So how do you balance this, especially during the family-heavy holiday season? She spoke with a psychologist to find out.

Good luck out there.

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