Skills for building relationships: Supporting children, supporting each other (4-part series)

One of the most important skills for building healthy relationships id the ability to move through disagreements and conflicts in collaborative way, listening to all voices and working towards satisfying outcomes. 

Topics that will be covered:

Session 1:

- Active listening, reframing and understanding needs behind words and behaviours of children who enter disagreements

- Moving beyond "I had it first" and other conflict-inducing behaviours - developmentally-appropriate responses to children's disagreements and conflicts.

Session 2:

- Tools for mediating children's conflicts: when to step in, when to wait

- Skills for collaborative problem solving: turning conflicts into opportunities for connection, collaboration and building relationships.

Session 3:

- Managing disagreements within team: from diverse opinions to understanding.

- Listening to understand as intentional practice.

Session 4:

- Collaborative group decisions: how to consider all voices and arrive at an outcome.

- Tools for managing tension and self-regulating.