How To Deal With a Difficult Parent. Nibarna Kannathasan on navigating tricky intergenerational relationships. Tweet Share Share. View Transcript. Advertisement. Listen & Subscribe.

Key points. Handle your own emotional responses first. If your child sees you manage your anger well, they will learn how to do the same. Try putting feelings—yours and your child's—into words.

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