Nearly every family is going to have a couple of people who fight, criticize, or are standoffish in some way that makes it difficult to get along with them and can provide increased levels of stress during the holidays. A few good tips on how to handle these difficult family members can keep family time running smoothly. Creating positive relationships with other members of the family can counteract the negative feelings from the difficult parties as well as allowing for attacks and negative topics to be strategically deflected. Difficult family members can also be good practice on how to separate emotions from negative experiences, which can be applied in most difficult situations for better results.
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