conflict resolution
Today we talked about conflict. We learned that it means "a state of disharmony or disagreement." We learned that conflict is completely normal, especially when we spend a lot of time with someone in a limited space (like our classmates in our classroom-sometimes we spend more time with them in a day than we do with our family!!).
When we experience conflict, most of us get a yucky feeling in our tummy; we want to fix the conflict but a lot of us don't know how. Today we reviewed the 8 strategies we can try (see the handout below for more details). Not all of these strategies will work in every situation, but we should try at least 3 before getting an adult's help. If someone is hurt or in danger, we should never try to resolve things ourselves-we should get an adult's help immediately!
In class, Mrs. Wilson separated us into groups and had us look at different scenarios. We had to identify strategies that were likely to work and strategies that were not likely to work for each scenario and then discussed these as a class.
At home you can follow up by having a discussion with your child about which strategies are easiest or most difficult for them to successfully use. How about you? Which strategy is your go-to strategy? Which one usually makes things worse? Share this with your child! Encourage them to occasionally try a different strategy or practice using one of the strategies they are not very comfortable using. Mrs. Wilson says we can get better at handling conflict the same way we can become more confident and successful in reading, writing, math, and sports!
When we experience conflict, most of us get a yucky feeling in our tummy; we want to fix the conflict but a lot of us don't know how. Today we reviewed the 8 strategies we can try (see the handout below for more details). Not all of these strategies will work in every situation, but we should try at least 3 before getting an adult's help. If someone is hurt or in danger, we should never try to resolve things ourselves-we should get an adult's help immediately!
In class, Mrs. Wilson separated us into groups and had us look at different scenarios. We had to identify strategies that were likely to work and strategies that were not likely to work for each scenario and then discussed these as a class.
At home you can follow up by having a discussion with your child about which strategies are easiest or most difficult for them to successfully use. How about you? Which strategy is your go-to strategy? Which one usually makes things worse? Share this with your child! Encourage them to occasionally try a different strategy or practice using one of the strategies they are not very comfortable using. Mrs. Wilson says we can get better at handling conflict the same way we can become more confident and successful in reading, writing, math, and sports!
8 Ways To Handle Conflict
We also briefly discussed using the flow chart below to guide us through friendship problems. I know that even as an adult, I sometimes get so caught up in my feelings that I forget to follow some of these steps!