Healthy and stable family relationships play a key role in a child's development. They allow children to thrive and achieve the best outcomes in life.
It is important that parental interactions are respectful and positive, even if you are no longer a couple.
The information on this page is for parents who want to know more on how to manage conflict in a healthy way.
If you are a couple who is going through a difficult time but would like to try and stay together, we have a lot of parenting programmes focussed on parental relationships that can support you.
Visit our parenting support and support for dads pages for more information.
You can also self-refer to access our Early Help services and one of our team will tell you what help you can get.
Paths Through Change provide support for separated families. Their mission is to ensure that all children whose parents are separating feel seen, respected and well cared for.
They have an advocacy service and organise courses and events.
Visit the Paths Through Change website to find out more and self-refer.
When arguing with your partner or ex-partner, it's easy to get caught up in the heat of the moment and pay little attention to how you speak to each other.
See it Differently helps partners see things differently and do things differently.
Visit the See it Differently website to find out more and watch their video series.
Parents and carers can occasionally argue but too much conflict can be unhealthy.
The clinical team at the Anna Freud Centre has created support for families where there are concerns about the impact of parental conflict on children.
See what help you can access on the Anna Freud website.
The National Centre for Family Hubs has a lot of research evidence on parental conflict. When this is frequent and intense, it is harmful to children’s mental health and long term outcomes.
See all reducing parental conflict resources on the National Centre for Family Hubs website.
