Child psychologist: bickering is part of the package

Summer holidays can bring high expectations for family time, but child psychologist Reyhaneh Ahangaran advises lowering the bar, Swedish public broadcaster SVT reports.

Ahangaran, who works with many families setting ambitious plans, says scaling back can be necessary. She stresses that quality time—not grand gestures—strengthens parent-child relationships, and that families should not feel guilty for keeping things simple.

“We can’t expect a whole summer without arguments—bickering is part of the package,” she says.