This post is not about separation/divorce or family violence. It’s about more regular, frequently encountered issues that arise within family units.

There are many, many sources of conflict within otherwise happy families:

• child discipline, boundaries
• medical issues & treatment
• meal choices, bedtime routines
• toddlers & teens, changing needs & demands for parents
• aging grand/parents
• education needs & options
• screen time & limits
• friends & lovers
• expectations!
• financial decisions & arrangements
• work, redundancy, business
• work life balance, exercise & relaxation (or lack thereof)
• drug/alcohol addiction
• spending habits, gambling
• births, deaths, marriages
• investments
• Power struggles

And the list goes on..

You might have different views with your partner or another family member about one or many of these things, which can adversely impact your home life. Some common ones include:

• child-rearing style
• how to deal with close v distant (or non-existent) relationships with extended family
• the impact of poor business decisions, directly on budget and indirectly causing stress
• a sick child (massive)
• financial arrangements built on trust, without formal documents setting out rights & obligations, how to exit or negotiate when circumstances change or go awry
• living with family for support, or to provide it
• loss of employment
• narcissism, gaslighting

Again, the list goes on. Don’t let these types of problems result in relationship breakdown.

We help families like yours with issues similar to these. We show them during family mediation how they can navigate the tricky times and the sticky situations.