Leonaora Going Back To Work Case Study

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Case Study Marriage and Family Professor Ellin Rind Kortney Gherardi November 25, 2013 CASE STUDY Leonora and Joshua are disagreeing on her going back to work after having a child. She has been frustrated about situation and expressed her anger in yelling at Joshua. There are other ways to handle being upset and handling the problem their relationship is having. They can work through their relationship conflicts using positive guidelines. These guidelines will help both of them to resolve their issues in a positive manner, rather than yelling at one another. Guideline number one is expressing anger directly and with kindness. Instead of starting an argument about Leonora going back to work, they could address the pros and cons…show more content…
They need to construct their disagreements at the right time and place. Leonora might have not been ready to talk about the issue because she was already stressed after a long day with the baby. He needs to make sure they are both in a calm state of mind before carrying on with why he feels her returning to work is not going to be beneficial to their family right now. This gives them both time to prepare their sides to the argument, and don’t feel like the other ganged up on them. They are able to have time to think of the pros and cons of both before discussing the issue. Guideline number six is address a specific issue, ask for a specific change, and be open to compromise. Compromising can help this argument in many aspects. Joshua can suggests that Leonora only go back to work for part-time for now. This will cut the cost of daycare, and will also keep her working to help protect her wanting to work. It will look better on her resume if she keeps working, and if a company questions the part-time she will be able to explain that she was home with their child. This comprise will make Joshua and Leonora happy for an end result of their initial
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