Module 12 · Close circles

Family & close relationships

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Communicating, disagreeing and staying close with the people nearest you.

By the end of this module

You will communicate more openly at home, handle disagreements and expectations with care, and stay connected across distance and generations.

Talking at home

• Family communication — Families develop habits of talking — and of not talking. Appreciation is the easiest habit to add. (6 min · Beginner)
• Generational differences — Parents and children grew up in different worlds. Curiosity helps more than arguing about which was right. (7 min · Practising)
• Handling disagreements at home — You can’t walk away from family the way you can from a colleague — so the skills matter more. (7 min · Practising)

Roles and trust

• Boundaries and expectations — Loving limits, and naming expectations out loud before they turn into resentment. (7 min · Practising)
• Responsibility — Shared load, caring roles, and who does what — fairly and openly. (6 min · Practising)
• Rebuilding trust — After a breach at home: small, consistent actions over time. (7 min · Deeper)
• Staying connected — Rituals, calls and small gestures that keep close people close — even far away. (6 min · Beginner)