Minimize Holiday Stress with Relatives
December 22nd, 2011Want to reduce stresses with relatives in your holiday family gatherings? Here’s a collection of tips from 3 different authors to tell you how.
(This is one of the classic holiday “help” articles– a good reminder for each of us each Christmas/New Year’s season.)
These tips by Connie Ragen Green are excerpts from her holiday stress article, Dealing With The Three Types of Difficult People. Use the link in the footnotes to read her full article.
- The person who won’t stop talking -The best thing you can do for this person is to just listen. See if there are others who will share this listening with you. Try asking them about something that you are also interested in.
- The person who has to be right -The best way to handle this person is to praise them. They will beam like a young child when you compliment them.
- The person who has to be the center of attention – Ask their opinion on something. They will enjoy the chance to tell you what they think and may even have some great ideas.
These tips to minimize your stress while spending holidays with the relatives are excerpts from E.K. Tirado’s article, Three Ways to Cope with Difficult Relatives During the Holidays. Use the link in the footnotes to read the full article.
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Tags: anxiety, family, personal growth, positive thinking, relationships, stress
