How to Teach Students to Manage Their Own Conflicts
Rather than settling disagreements and conflicts for students, aiding them in resolving their own problems can bolster a foundation of crucial conflict resolution and problem-solving skills.
September 7, 2021
Learn more strategies for helping students solve problems independently in the 2021 Edutopia article “7 Ways to Teach Kids to Manage Their Own Conflicts.”
The “Size of the Problem” activity and the Big vs. Little Problems worksheet are from The Zones of Regulation, by Leah M. Kuypers, available from Think Social Publishing, Inc. Adapted for The Zones of Regulation from the original work of Michelle Garcia Winner’s Think Social! (2005) and Kari Dunn Buron and Mitzi Curtis’s The Incredible 5-Point Scale (2003). All rights reserved. Used with permission.