A psychologist has revealed three tips for avoiding family arguments this Christmas.
While adverts may show families gathered around the dinner table enjoying each others’ company, Christmas is a stressful time for many, particularly when they are forced to spend the day stuck indoors with relatives they would rather avoid.
Nicholas Joyce, a psychologist from the University of South Florida, advises people get through the big day by first managing their expectations of how it will go.
If relatives start to get under your skin, Mr Joyce recommends people either directly take control of the issue or let it go.
Finally, Mr Joyce advises people prepare themselves to likely feel irritated with their family members and plan ahead how they are going to respond.
Here, in a piece for The Conversation, Mr Joyce outlines, in detail, three coping strategies for spending Christmas Day with relatives.
