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Backhanded Compliments and Sugarcoated Hostility: How to Recognize the 10 Common Passive Aggressive Phrases
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Is there someone in your life who consistently makes you feel like you are on an emotional roller coaster? Do you know a person who is friendly one day but sulks and withdraws the next? Does a family member or friend consistently procrastinate, postpone, stall, and shut down any emotionally-laden conversations? If you answered “yes” to any of these questions, chances are you may be interacting with a passive aggressive person. (more…)
5 Strategies for Parents Coping with a Daughter’s Passive Aggressive Behavior
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Please check out my article, featured on Daughters.com. The post offers insight into the intentionally maddening world of passive aggressive behavior and tips for how parents can cope with–and effectively change–this pattern of behavior.
13 Common Phrases to Let You Know Your Child is Being Passive Aggressive
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Does your child express his anger with a passive aggressive vocabulary? Check out this post from Psychology Today to find out:
What’s Your Anger Expression Style? Take this Quiz to Find Out
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by signewhitson
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Is your child the type to come right out and tell you when he is feeling angry? Does he stuff his anger inside? Perhaps he is most likely to express his feelings in sneaky ways. Or maybe, when he is mad, the whole world knows about it—and better step aside! Whatever your child’s anger style, chances are he has developed it over the years and modeled it after…gulp…much-loved family members.
Take this Anger Styles Quiz to learn about how anger is articulated in your family: (more…)
Passive Aggressive E-Mail at Work
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Hilarious YouTube clip on passive aggressive e-mail exchanges between co-workers. I use this in all of my Angry Smile workshops. It’s funny because IT’S SO TRUE!
I Was So Mad! Teaching Assertive Anger Expression to Kids
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From the cries of infancy, to the tantrums of toddlerhood, and hopefully the self-control of school-age years, developing the delicate art of anger expression is a process for children. Some little ones seem to be born with a cool head while others show their hot-tempers right from birth. No matter what your child’s temperament, all people have choices when it comes to handling angry feelings. Parents play the crucial role in helping their children make healthy choices when it comes to anger expression. Consider (more…)
4 Strategies for Confronting Passive Aggressive Behavior in Your Relationship
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One of my favorite stories about passive aggressive behavior in a marriage goes like this:
“Cash, check or charge?” I asked, after folding the items the woman wished to purchase. As she fumbled for her wallet, I noticed a remote control for a television set in her purse. “So, do you always carry your TV remote?” I asked. “No,” she replied, “but my husband refused to go shopping with me and I figured this was the most evil thing I could do to him legally.”
In relationships, passive aggressive behaviors are often used to avoid the direct confrontation of short-term conflict, but in the long-term, these dynamics can be even more destructive to marriage than outright aggression. To keep assertive communication
>3 Steps for Improving Communication with a Passive Aggressive Spouse
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by signewhitson
in angry smile, assertiveness, husbands, husbands and wives, Levels of passive aggression, marital conflict, passive aggression, passive aggression in relationships, passive aggressive, passive aggressive behavior in relationships, relationships, silent treatment, Uncategorized, wives
>Check out this article about how to effectively confront passive aggressive behavior in your relationship, posted on Mom It Forward