What is conflict and conflict resolution?
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What is conflict and conflict resolution?
What is conflict resolution? Conflict resolution is a way for two or more parties to find a peaceful solution to a disagreement among them. The disagreement may be personal, financial, political, or emotional. When a dispute arises, often the best course of action is negotiation to resolve the disagreement.
How do you teach kids conflict resolution?
With a few strategies, kids can become problem solvers and maintain their friendships, even when conflict occurs.
- Teach the stoplight. Ask your child to close his eyes and picture a stoplight.
- Model empathy.
- Practice talking about feelings.
- Practice brainstorming solutions.
- Create a jar of problem-solving sticks.
What is conflict resolution education?
Conflict resolution education is the explicit instruction of skills and strategies for resolving a conflict, managing emotional expressions, and having peaceful, productive interactions with others. Schools are responsible to their students and to the community for teaching skills in healthy conflict resolution.
What are the types of conflicts in schools?
In turn, Torrego [8] presents a typology that seems to reflect the type of school conflicts: relationship-communication conflicts; interest/needs conflicts; and preferences, values, and beliefs conflicts.
Why is conflict resolution important?
When conflict is resolved effectively, it leads to many benefits, such as accomplishing goals and strengthening relationships. But conflict can also be damaging. If handled ineffectively, conflict can quickly turn into personal dislike, and even lead to a breakdown of relationships.
What is the goal of conflict management?
The goal of conflict resolution is not to decide which person is right or wrong; the goal is to reach a solution that everyone can live with. Looking first for needs, rather than solutions, is a powerful tool for generating win/win options.
