Do you have a mother-in-law who never misses a chance to criticize your work, attitude or actions and never addresses your positive side? Or got a father-in-law who’s a know-it-all and always put his views between your partner and kids? It’s often seen that many marriages suffer drastically due to in-laws interference and partners reach stages of depression or even separation and that’s not all. Poor relationship with in-laws affects the life of the parents and kids who miss their grandparents. Marriage Counselor and Relationship Expert Shivani Misri Sadhoo in this presentation suggests some important tips for maintaining a good relationship with in-laws.

1. How to manage a wonderful
relationship with your in-laws?

2. How to manage a wonderful relationship with your in-laws?
Do you have a mother-in-law who never misses a chance to criticize
your work, attitude or actions and never addresses your positive side?
Or got a father-in-law who’s a know-it-all and always put his views
between your partner and kids?
It’s often seen that many marriages suffer drastically due to in-laws
interferences and partners reach stages of depression or even separation
and that’s not all. Poor relationship with in-laws affects the life of the parents
and kids who miss their grandparents. Marriage Counselor
and Relationship Expert Shivani Misri Sadhoo in this presentation suggests
some important tips for maintaining a good relationship with in-laws.

3. How to manage a wonderful relationship with your in-laws?
Avoid sharing your marital problems with your parents.
A lot of partners make this mistake to discuss the marital issues with their
parents, especially in their early phase of their marriage. Avoid that, unless
you have an exploitive partner and you feel insecure or feel no motivation to
live with. In such a case, its good to let your folks know who you think won't
be biased to know as to what's going on in your life.
Otherwise, fix problems in a marriage within a marriage — not by turning
away from your partner and towards your parents. You can love your parents
and have a rich, active relationship with them without involving them in your
marriage. And remember: If you vent to your parents every time you’re angry
or hurt, they’ll build a case against your partner. You and your spouse may
make up, but your family may still remember the hurt your spouse has
caused you and may hold a grudge.

4. How to manage a wonderful relationship with your in-laws?
Avoid being the right fighter.
Do you always need to be right during an argument? Even if your in-laws are
totally in the wrong, the way you react to a situation could inflame and
overshadow your position. It’s not about being right, It’s about being happy,
and peaceful and tranquil for you and the kids.
Communicate directly.
Whenever possible, avoid communicating through a third party. Don't ask
your spouse to talk to his mother about something she did that hurt your
feelings. Talk to your mother-in-law directly.

5. How to manage a wonderful relationship with your in-laws?
Set appropriate boundaries.
Set boundaries about when they are or are not invited into your lives so they
can come in and out of your life appropriately. You’ve got a finite amount of
physical and emotional energy. If your in-laws are draining you, you may
need to change the boundaries. Reassure them that you are not closing them
out.

6. How to manage a wonderful relationship with your in-laws?
About Marriage Counselor Shivani Misri Sadhoo
Marriage Counsellor & Relationship Expert Shivani Misri Sadhoo is a certified
Relationship counsellor and a certified Neuro Linguistic Practitioner with specialised
training and experience in the fields of Relationship issues (communication, co-
dependency, conflicts, couple counselling (affairs/betrayals, trust issues, difficulty
communicating, conflicting values) and adolescent issues etc. Shivani has done her
post-graduation in Counselling Psychology and she regularly attends training
workshops on Relationship Counselling, Marital Counselling CBT and Counselling
Skills from AIIMS, VIMHANS and various other reputed hospitals. Visit :

7. How to manage a wonderful relationship with your in-laws?
About Marriage Counselor Shivani Misri Sadhoo
Marriage Counsellor & Relationship Expert Shivani Misri Sadhoo is a certified
Relationship counsellor and a certified Neuro Linguistic Practitioner with specialised
training and experience in the fields of Relationship issues (communication, co-
dependency, conflicts, couple counselling (affairs/betrayals, trust issues, difficulty
communicating, conflicting values) and adolescent issues etc. Shivani has done her
post-graduation in Counselling Psychology and she regularly attends training
workshops on Relationship Counselling, Marital Counselling CBT and Counselling
Skills from AIIMS, VIMHANS and various other reputed hospitals. Visit :