No matter how close a family is, disagreements are inevitable, especially when business and emotion collide. The goal isn’t to avoid conflict altogether, but to manage it with structures that protect ...

Family tensions can test even the most patient individuals, particularly when one becomes the designated mediator. Research suggests that nearly 65 percent of adults experience significant family ...

Some lawyers adopt an aggressive stance as a deliberate strategy, believing it will secure better outcomes for their clients. Others may be combative by nature. It’s important to distinguish between ...

Conflicts are inevitable even in the most loving of relationships. Goals, needs and interests will differ on matters great and small — parenting styles, delegation of chores, whether the toilet seat ...

As a child and teen psychologist and parent coach, I’ve witnessed firsthand the transformative power of empathy within families. Empathy is more than understanding another’s feelings—the emotional ...

I recently spent some time travelling with my father. We haven’t lived together for a long time and are both rather set in our ways. As one would expect, we had a fight. My typical manner of resolving ...

Growing up in Lucknow, my family had a big home garden with hundreds of roses. I loved these flowers. They had a memorable fragrance, and every summer, my mother made delicious rose juice. I rarely ...