communicate more... argue less... build a better relationship

1. HAS LOCKDOWN AFFECTED
RELATIONSHIPS?

2. • Emotions are running high,
and arguments are
exploding. Nobody can
consider one another, and
each little thing is annoying
someone within the house.
Mum and dad are bickering,
the kids are shouting. Sound
familiar? You’re not alone.

3. • This lockdown has thrown most light on
relationships, the self, and reality. It’s been
positive for a few, and unsettling for those feeling
‘trapped’ with their ‘loved ones’. The initial
videos and posts of the many were all about being
grateful for family time, cooking together,
playing games, enjoying much needed time
together. But within a week, many videos began
surfacing about how it was getting suffocating
and intolerable to remain under one roof with the
people we love and call family. Yes! These days,
relationships are put through the washer, toaster,
grill, and can never be constant again.

4. There are many
families around the
world who are
struggling with these
worries, stressors,
and uncertainties.

5. Talking and Listening (Arguments)
• A frequent explanation for arguments and tension
during a household may be an absence of
communication. An argument where both people
see something is often hard to undertake and
resolve. While it’s important to acknowledge your
own feelings and to understand others opinion too.
• Being locked down together means everyone lives
together than usual. COVID-19 is a huge reason
behind stress in children, adolescents, and adults
alike. Finding a while to sit down and talk together
about those stresses.

6. Stress Management
• The anxiety and fear we’re living in at once are
affecting our ability to prevent, consider, and
stay calm when faced an argument, or rude
comment. When stress levels are at 8, it only
takes something small to push people over 10
and explode. For parents, it is important to
remember that you’re great parents, and this is
human nature, and managing your own stress
can assist you to deal with that. Stress
management for the entire family is the most
important way to calm the house environment.

7. Family activities
• It may be useful to plan some activities together as a
family and involve friends and family as much as
possible. Send a recipe around to everyone that you
all cook together on a weekend over a video call.
Have a games night that even the tiniest member can
take part in. Do some gardening together or some
exercises. Make a list of all the films you would like
to watch or the house activities you would like to do,
and cross them off as you go. Everyone is practicing
acts of kindness to help each other in your
household chores.

8. • For instance, my mother is a working woman and I
myself go to college, and before lockdown we never get
enough time to spend together except on some
occasions or parties. During this pandemic situation of
COVID-19, lockdown occurs and first, it seems like
everything gets stopped for a short time. Later on, I
noticed that this is the most effective time to form a
strong bond with my mother as since the high-standard
schooling I never got that huge time to spend with her
and I started working with her, helping her in household
chores, started cooking meals and new dishes as
everyone does. She taught me the way to bake a 'Cake'
and make 'Pani-Puri' and lots of other tasty dishes.
Everything has its good and bad sides both, and this
• Lockdown seems to be a blessing for me as I enjoyed
many precious moments of my life with my family and
created immeasurable memories

9. CONCLUSION
• Everyone is going to be experiencing this
point differently. Some will seem to cope, the
least of on the outside; others will struggle.
Some may find it so overwhelming that their
psychological state may become affected.
That’s why it's so important to look after
yourself and the people around you. Make
allowances, reach out to one another, and
evoke help if you would like it.

10. THANK YOU!!!

11. • “Working together, sharing
responsibilities, and communicating
go a protracted way in reducing
stress". Also people work on
building a healthy environment for
the family. “It helps one feel valued
and loved. Concentrate on the
positive qualities of others and
appreciate their work.