Move beyond conflict in the preschool classroom
When children are together, they will be bumped, bothered and annoyed. This is the breeding ground for NEVER ENDING CONFLICT.
It begins like this
A girl is annoyed with a boy
She pushes him to make him stop
He pushes back
She begins to cry
He screams
She tells her mom
Her mom comes in the next day upset with the teacher
The teacher loses over an hour of time because a boy used a girl’s red crayon
We live this every day! The cost is a loss of teaching time.
HERE IS YOUR AVENUE TOWARDS MORE TIME FOR LEARNING—
Children learn three simple phrases to use in response to conflict.
You coach children on how and when to use each phrase.
You coach children on how to respond to those phrases.
Children are pleased when they communicate through a conflict instead of hitting, pushing or crying.
Parents are happy that their child is safe and secure at preschool.