It is a connection, association or involvement. A connection between persons by blood or marriage. An emotional or other connection between people.

A perfect relationship is one where “You live and let live”, “Understanding is deep and you respect the other person’s individuality”, “Having a Great and not Perfect Relationship” and “Acceptance of each other as they are with their merits and demerits as well”.

There are many different types of relationships. The four main types of relationships: Family relationships, Friendships, Acquaintanceship and Romantic relationships.

Different personalities clashing and disagreements over ways of doing things.

• Jealousy or fighting between brothers and sisters.
• Parents arguing.
• Divorce or separation.
• New step-parents or step-brothers and sisters.
• A parent or relative having mental health problems, disabilities or illness.

It refers to opposition between the family members, which include verbal, physical, sexual, financial or psychological.

• Setting limits: Setting boundaries or limits  between parents and children can create tension. Though limits are important, it tends to create emotional disconnect in the relationship.
• Misunderstanding and misinterpreting each other’s intentions: Children’s lack of respect for their parents, is seen as disobedience and disregard for their feelings and emotions. Parents’ lack of trust in their children due to mistakes and dishonest behavior in the past, they end up criticizing their children in an unhealthy way, often using harsh words against them.
• Trusting the children: Most teenagers feel their parents need to show more trust and give them more independence, but they also know that parents are mostly just concerned for their safety. Children do not like it when their parents talk about some issues that can cause tensions like: homework, sibling fights, boundaries and trust.

• Communication is minimal and often negative: Lying, cheating, jealousy, disrespect. Verbal abusing by repeated instances of critical, undermining, blaming, sarcastic or manipulative comments.
• Contempt: Differences in opinions are criticized rather than enjoyed. Inflexibility or unwillingness to compromise on decisions about social activities, chores, moving and having children.
• Disrespect and distancing from family: Spending less time together. Being selfish or self-involvement with your own feelings or needs, without considering your partner's concern and support, including giving unwanted advice, ordering, or withholding money in order to be in control.
• Resentment: When someone feels unheard or dismissed. This happens when one partner indicates the relationship is in trouble and your partner is rarely prepared to listen.
• Feeling of mistrust and dishonest: When your partner becomes an always controlling person  which includes: keeping track of where you are and who you hang out with.
• Defensiveness: Meddling by parents. Repeated deference to a friend over your partner’s objection. Arguments or problems that don’t get resolved end up in raging or name-calling.
• Passive-aggressive behaviour or aggressive behavior: Includes shoving or even breaking objects. A pattern of withholding communication, affection or keeping secrets. This is often a sign of veiled anger.

• They are self-centered. They don’t think about your needs or feelings.
• They emotionally either overreact, or create drama.
• They over share, seek control and lack boundaries.
• They are harshly critical.

One common way toxic mothers overstep boundaries with their daughters is by micromanaging their lives. If one’s mother continues to dictate about their child’s appearance, career or romantic choices or even meddles in your life long after you’ve reached adulthood, that is a sign of toxicity.

An unhealthy relationship with parents can deeply impact the child over time.

• How to be a parent to a child that is different from you, not the child that you wish you had: Our counseling sessions help you to understand that parenting shouldn’t be based on who you think child should be, instead of who they are. Parenting can be tough and exhausting especially if you have a child with ODD or with ADHD.
• How not to protect your child from experiencing the pain or consequences of their actions: You understand that for your child to learn from the poor choices they make, they need to face the natural consequences of their choices.
• How to face being judged, shameful remarks and blame from others: We help you to deal with difficult situations in your relationship, when your child throws tantrums, yells or disobeys you, behaves annoyingly in public. Others will always judge you-its human nature.
• How to cope when your child says “I hate you”: We know how the words “I hate you,” has the power to bring any parent to tears or even anger. It has the ability to paralyze a parent especially during a fight, and that is the tactic children use to get what they want. We help you, as to how not to personalize your child’s behavior and how to respond during these moments.
• How and When To Let Go of your child: You learn that a natural part of adolescence is- taking risks and ends up in breaking of rules set by the parents and inappropriate behavior by the child. You understand through the sessions that it becomes extremely important as a parent to be able to disconnect from your emotional response to their behavior. Some of our emotional responses are feeling guilty, embarrassed, ashamed or disappointed, when we pull back from our children to give them space to play the game of life. We need to understand that we will always love our children, but we need to give them the space.

We understand that as a parent it is difficult to figure out what is right. There isn’t a right answer all the time.

• We help you to accept there are choices to make and that choices often come with anxiety. It is important to understand that as a parent, you are doing the best you can and that you won’t be perfect.
• Help you work through challenges such as financial disagreements, parenting frustrations, lack of affection or compassion, infidelity, emotional issues or the impact of substance abuse.
• Help improve the way you relate to those around you and allow you to break free from old patterns of behavior. Our counselors can provide a supportive and non-judgmental environment to help you identify issues or problems in a relationship and find a way through those difficulties.
• Communication is the bedrock of healthy relationships, and couples counseling can help you and your partner learn how to express your needs sustainably and respectfully. Develop better communication patterns and break free from destructive cycles of blame and defensiveness through guided exercises and learning communication techniques.
• We work with you and your partner to create a non-judgmental environment where you can express your feelings without fear of criticism or rejection and better understanding of each other.