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Becoming a Parent-in-law - a life transition

By Dan and Mari Greenwood

Essential Components for Relationships

These are the components needed for relationships to flourish. However, as parents and parents-in-law we have to accept that we can only give these, whether we also receive them will depend on the younger people’s choices.

We will sometimes feel uncomfortable and uncertain if what we give is not responded to with mutual respect, understanding, trust and love. This means that often we may have to find ways of coping with past mistakes, hurts and disappointment.

Components of Understanding

  • Communication, verbal and non-verbal
  • Getting to know and be known
  • Empathy
  • Imagination

Components of Respect

  • Acceptance
  • Recognition
  • Affirmation
  • Appreciation
  • Approval
  • Admiration

Components of Trust

  • Honesty
  • Confidence
  • Loyalty
  • Reliability
  • Consistency

Components of Love

  • Listening
  • Care
  • Interest
  • Communication
  • Kindness
  • Affection
  • Friendship
  • Compassion
  • Forgiveness
  • Generosity

The following pages can be used to take a look at ‘how things are’. This may be helpful for understanding our own, sometimes complex, mixture of thoughts and feelings.

Preparing To Become In-Laws

Relating Health Check for Parents


In this article
- Introduction
- Building New Relationships and Continuing with Old Ones
- Getting To Know Ourselves
- Trying to understand apparent remoteness of some young in-laws
- Preparing To Become In-Laws
- Essential Components for Relationships
- Relating Health Check for Parents
- Understanding Temperament Differences
- Understanding Temperament Differences (cont.)
- How Family Members Talk Together
- Couples Need Family And Friends
- 16 Ways To Do The Best You Can
- The Experiences Of Other In-Laws
- Postscript - What Will They Call Us?

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