Conflict Resolution -- for Moments When Your Teen is Driving You Mad
by Sarah Newton
Conflict, which composed is without it? And when it comes to teenagers, boy - do those conflicts really penetrate! So how do you deal with them, how do you make your home more tranquil and happy for all?
I believe we can learn something from restorative justice techniques and time-worn healing traditions and I shared with you the mindset shifts you would scarcity to make.
Well this week, I will move on and share with you the schedule in communication style.
So I looked the word up in the dictionary to give us a starting unimportant and it states . . .
The activity of conveying information A connection allowing access Allows people to
switch thoughts by one of several methods
A few key things came up for me here.
Active -- to me potent means that we are engaged and fully present, making a decision to chat with.
Connection -- it comes from a centre, a place of heart and its aim is to rivet with the other person.
Exchange -- it is two way! Yes, I hate to say it - they extremity to speak too and you need to listen.
If your child is not communicating with you at all, then I urge you take a look at my articles on listening.
So if we look at communication as being an dynamic, exchanging connection, then the whole picture changes, doesn't it? Most communication with our children is solely us telling them what to do, has no real connection and is anything but active and sure.
If one looks back at conflict resolution and restorative justice, we see there is first a premise we need to make use of to our communication style.
1. Our aim is to re-connect -- whatever the situation, this is the paramount aim of any communication.
2. Our aim is not to blame or make the other wrong, it is simply to connect at a simple human level.
3. That we...
