One fast way to tear down your relationship is by undermining each other in front of the kids.
The different ways of doing this is through criticism, disrespect, contradicting, and belittling or overriding what the other parent has told the kids.
This creates a window for the kids to play off one parent against the other because the kids can see the division between the parents.
It creates confusion between the children because they can see the inconsistency of team work between the parents.
Undermining each other also puts the children in a position of choosing sides. It makes them feel unsafe and anxious.
Between the partners it creates resentment, disrespect, anger, frustration, contempt and even tit for tat.
It causes friction in the relation and an emotional and physical disconnection.
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