conflict

“When a child doesn’t understand something, they tend to fill in the gaps themselves” It’s completely natural for parents and guardians to want to protect their children from distressing and devastating images of conflict. However, living in the digital age means that young people will likely be exposed to images and videos of what is […]

3 years ago

Get out the notepad and pen, folks Childhood scraps and scrapes are a natural part of growing up. But there are times when even the most silver-tongued negotiator would be hard pressed to keep the peace in rows between friends and family. Whether it’s in the home between siblings or on the playground between peers, […]

5 years ago

There are a couple of steps you can take.

8 years ago

Whether it’s finances, family or housework, the majority of arguments are repetitive. But how can we stop the cycle? Some 69 percent of argument subjects are repetitive. The vast majority of things couples argue about keep coming up, with the top five things being housework, sex, money, balance of power (ie. who gets to make […]

10 years ago

Parenting following separation or divorce is no easy feat. Divorce and separation are painful and distressing events for the adults involved and certainly in the initial stages, parents can be distracted, as their energy is focused on managing the breakdown and the loss involved. In the transition period, it’s good for children to be informed about what […]

11 years ago

Conflict is inevitable in life. It’s how we manage it that will impact our own wellbeing, as well as our children’s.  In fact, witnessing conflict can contribute to a child’s social development. They learn to to deal with conflicts in their own life partly through observation, and are highly likely to imitate – consciously and subconsciously – what they […]

11 years ago