Family
Conflict - Parents And Children: The resources offered in this section
can help you deal more effectively as a parent with your child when conflicts
arise. While you are never going to totally eliminate arguements or conflict
with your child, we do have an article that will help you to reduce their
number. We also provide some ideas for helping your child to express their
anger at you in a healthy way. Also, you can help your child manage his
anger positively towards others outside the family. You'll provide him with
conflict resolution skills that will last a lifetime.
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- We all want harmony within our family. But that is not always possible. Sometimes frustration and anger ruins dinners, family get togethers, fieldtrips, or vacations. Few of us are skilled at reacting to these emotions with complete effectiveness.
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- Sibling conflict is inevitable and normal. It's been around for a long time, just look in Genesis, and today's child development experts haven't eradicated the problem. So, with the bad news out of the way, take heart! The Web offers many practical strategies to minimize the conditions that foster sibling rivalry. You can also learn some new skills for dealing with it when it arises.
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- Teaching Your Children to Resolve Their Own Conflicts
One of the most commonly asked questions I get from parents is "How do I deal with sibling rivalry?" Most problems between siblings do not involve rivalry. They involve conflict. Conflicts between children have occurred since Adam and Eve decided that Cane needed a little brother.
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- "If my parents can't agree, then I guess I am free to believe and do what ever I want."
Children not only learn from what they do, but they also learn from what they see their parents doing. Realizing this can be important because many parents express their conflicts and disagreements in front of their children. Consider the following before you disagree, argue or start a conflict in front of your children.
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- Teaching children appropriate conflict resolution skills is a valuable asset in their early efforts to navigate the uncharted terrain of interpersonal relationships. Providing a child with effective means of resolving conflict gives the child the ability to resolve or diffuse a situation before it becomes out of control or dangerous. It also provides a solid foundation on which to build the relationships of adulthood. A contributing factor to incidents of domestic violence, for example, is an inability to resolve conflict in a healthy and productive manner.
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By Alison Miller
- All the techniques you have used (time out, separating the children, and redirecting their energy) are good ones to stop a particular conflict. You do have a right to some peace and quiet! Barbara Coloroso's "If you hit, you sit" is also useful. What all these techniques don't do is teach the children how to resolve conflict themselves. When I was a child I just didn't know what to do when my younger siblings "bugged" me to the point of explosion. Here are some suggestions to help kids learn how to work things out :
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