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- Having a difficult conversation with a parentPick one topic, open gently, listen first, say how you see it with "I", and take a break if it heats up. Most of the evidence comes from couples, not parents.
- Evidence: Weak
- Takes: an evening to prepare, an hour to talk
- Setting boundaries with familyDecide what you will and won't do, say it once, kindly and clearly, then stick to it. Research on this is thin; most of this page is sensible practice.
- Evidence: Weak
- Takes: an evening to decide, a few minutes to say it