Has anyone ever argued in front of their children?
What are the consequences of this?
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I haven't (yet) although I'm sure at some point we will- we're only human, after all. I do remember my parents arguing in front of us and I gotta say, I much, much preferred that to the long silences and ensuing hostility that we witnessed at times growing up. much healthier to talk it out, even if you are at a slightly higher volume than normal, than ignoring each other after making a few snippy remarks.
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Has anyone ever argued in front of their children?
What are the consequences of this?
i will tell u when i have kids...in the next life...see u in jannat iA :)
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As long as you don't take it out on them, and don't go over the top, mum and dad disrespecting each other isnt really a good thing for kids to see...
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I think it's not fun for kids to see parents argue, but I think the silences and muffled arguments can be worse. As long as there isn't name-calling, cruelty, and threats (all of which I've witnessed), I think it's okay once in a while.
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Passive aggressive is the worst - that being said I agree with Sahar, as long as the conversation is respectful then there's nothing wrong with having heated discussions once in a while.
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Agreed that keeping things bottled up is not right.
A heated argument is harmless though, right?
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Heated arguments can make the children feel insecure so as parents we should avoid them. But little arguments do happen and sometimes you aren't in a situation to just swallow them. We try to be careful in the kinds of words we are using for each other. Kids pick up on these and make impressions.