parental conflict
Mom and dad arguing
Parental conflict is discord between parents, whether married, divorced, or separated.
The term appears frequently in child psychology and family law, where research consistently shows that children exposed to high levels of parental conflict suffer developmental and emotional harm: The custody evaluation focused on minimizing the child's exposure to parental conflict.
The phrase emphasizes the parents' relationship with each other rather than their individual relationships with children.
- arguingVerbal conflict between parties
- divorceLegal end of matrimony
- custodyProtective care or control
- custody battleLegal contest for parenting rights
- child supportMandated parental financial contribution
tension · walking on eggshells · silent treatment · fighting · yelling · disagreement · stress · children · home · marriage · hostile · resentment · separation · screaming · slamming doors · dysfunction · trauma · mediation
- adolescencepuberty, teenager, coming-of-age, growing up, teen
- family dynamicsfamily dynamics, family roles, family therapy, sibling rivalry, family values
- relationship problemsaffair, disloyalty, adultery, unfaithfulness, cheating
- family breakdowndivorce decree, custody battle, custody battles, child support, joint custody
- abuse traumachild abuse, domestic violence, sexual abuse, emotional abuse, physical abuse
parental conflictmarital bliss
Happiness within wedlock
marital harmony · family harmony · family stability · domestic harmony · domestic tranquility
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