🌿 Managing Stress for Strong Families
Improving communication, reducing conflict, and strengthening relationships within the family.
🌿 Learning Goals
- Identify at least three strategies to improve family communication
- Practice one tool for reducing conflict and increasing understanding
- Apply techniques to strengthen connection with children and spouse
🌿 Discussion
- Why communication breaks down in families
- Understanding emotions and “metamessages”
- Listening vs. fixing
- Simple communication tools (ex: validation, “I” statements)
- Building connection through daily interactions