How can I better communicate and set boundaries with my in-laws, parents, partner and other important people in my life? - with family therapist & speech pathologist Claire Barbagallo

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 (instagram.com/clairebarbagallo_), 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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