Intro to Managing Conflict: Effective Communication for Families

Wednesday 9th June (8pm-9pm GMT)

FREE

Conflict is an unavoidable and necessary part of life and it can be managed so that everyone’s needs are met whilst also enabling growth and connection. This introductory online presentation will outline a toolkit for developing a needs-based approach to conflict resolution within families. We’ll look at:

• Embracing conflict

• Power dynamics

• Consent

• An Unconditional Approach

• Communicating needs

• Intent vs impact

• Conflict resolution

• Personal boundaries

• Making agreements and family meetings

Jo Wood is a parent and home educator. She currently works in adult education having previously worked as a secondary teacher in mainstream schools. Her children are aged 27, 22 and 9 years old which gives her a wide perspective on all stages of parenting. Jo has done extensive research and training into child development and neuroscience, with a focus on understanding the behaviour and communication of 0 - 4 year olds.

Sarah Ridgeon has worked for over 10 years as a primary school teacher but now works in alternative education settings and has an MSc in the Psychology of Education. She supports the young people she works with to resolve conflict using needs-based communication and has recently completed research into the moral development of children in an unconditional, non-hierarchical education setting.

Places limited

Session delivered on Zoom