There are three things they say you should never do at the dinner table, talk politics, talk about religion and talk with your mouth full.
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Kurt Gray is a professor of psychology and neuroscience at UNC-Chapel Hill, says there are some tricks to strengthening communication and resolving conflicts. He says heading into a social gathering with family and friends with the right mindset can help you prepare. “We often think about political conversations as a chance for us to win, to kind of own the other side, but instead go in with this idea of understanding, trying to make sense of what other people are thinking or feeling,” Gray said.