DRAWING A LINE IN THE SAND

Before the only safe place you know turns into abattleground, try to define the boundaries and set the ground rules, so that everyone in the family knows where they stand.

SET CLEAR BOUNDARIES

Sit down together with your parents, and set the boundaries when it comes to parenting roles. Important questions to ask include: when can the granny step in, can the grandparents punish the kids themselves, what rooms or spaces in the house are off