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Kids in a troubled relationship


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What age do you think kids start to recognize or feel trouble in their parents relationship? My sister and her husband basically don't get along, and sleep in separate bedrooms but live together for the kids sake. I say they pick up on things early, she disagrees. Anybody have any thoughts on this?

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I don't know if all kids pick up on it early--I think much of that depends on each child's natural astuteness. Some kids are really tuned in, others are pretty oblivious. I do think that growing up in an unhappy house with tense dynamics will rub off on children in unseen ways, whether they consciously pick up on it or not. Misery can be a role model, too.

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