How to not offend family members

In family relationships, some relationships are so strained that you have to worry about your actions. You need to think about you are doing or saying so that you do not offend your family members. In other cases, you might be faced with a conservative family member, who can easily be offended by things that you do or say. In family gatherings, you need to be on your best behavior so that you do not offend family members.

Here are some things that you can do to ensure that you do not offend family members through your actions or words.
Number one: Correcting
If there has been a conflict or something has been done that you do not agree with, you need to take action to talk to the person that was at fault. When talking to that person you want to make sure that you do not blame the person directly for causing the conflict, nor do you want to correct that person. Instead what you need to do is address the act or event that lead to the conflict, you can even correct the act or event that lead up to the issue.
Number two: Respond
When you are talking or discussing a problem with a family member, you need to fully listen and understand what they are saying. While they are talking, you need to avoid planning what you are going to do or say next, instead focus on what they are saying. No matter how tempted you might be, do not interrupt them, and never cut them off in your response. After they are done talking and you have understood what they have said, you can respond to what they have said. When talking to them make sure, you use a normal tone of voice and talk to them in a loving and respectful way.

Number three: Treating people
When dealing with family members you need to remember that you want to treat them the same way that you want to be treated. If you are rude and demeaning to family members you are going to offend them, but you also run the risk of having them treat you rudely. To ensure that you do not offend family members always be polite. Use words and phrases such as please, thank you, I am sorry, I was wrong, I love you, you're welcome, etc.
Number four: Disagreeing
You are not always going to agree with your family members, many times you and your family members are going to disagree about a variety of things. To ensure that you do not offend family members you need to be careful when disagreeing with them. When disagreeing with family members you want to learn how to disagree with them without being disagreeable. The best way to do that is to always be courteous and have good manners. Always make eye contact when you are talking to them and avoid being too blunt and dogmatic. Putting people down for their views is not going to help family members from being offended.
Number five: Talking
When you are talking to family members, you will need to watch what you are saying. You do not want to jump to conclusions because that can cause even more problems. When talking to your family members about something important repeat what was said so that you can verify the accuracy of what you heard. Doing this can also help you to understand what they are trying to tell you and help you talk to them in a way that they can understand. You want to avoid being rash with your words because one wrong word can offend somebody.