This one on one course is perfect for children who need extra skills, strategies, and confidence as they navigate unavoidable conflicts in their lives. This session can be as personalized, or general as needed.  Parents may also send me additional information they have about their child’s conflict resolution and/or communication style that they believe is important to address for this class.
During this 45 minute, one on one course, your student will complete a conflict resolution style assessment. This assessment is for education purposes only, and teaches students the four different responses/tendencies to respond to conflict, including: accommodating, compromising, competing and avoiding. We will learn about these four different responses to conflict and how they affect the conflict resolution process.  Using this information, we will explore skills and techniques to peacefully confront conflict, and popular methods of conflict resolution including negotiation, arbitration and mediation. During this 1:1 personalized coaching session,  students will learn:
Effective Communication and 
Active Listening skills
Learn about the Stages of Conflict
Learn about the 5 Responses to Conflict
Setting Boundaries
Conflict Resolution Theories, Strategies, and Techniques
Negotiation, Arbitration, and Mediation 
Conflict Resolution Role Plays

For younger learners, content and skill development will also include:
Showing Empathy
Good Decision Making 
Being a Good Friend

Students will gain confidence and self-efficacy in their ability to use their newly learned skills. Children will be able to use these skills to better resolve disagreements between friends, constant arguing with parents, sibling bickering/rivalry/jealousy, boyfriend/girlfriend disputes, teacher/coach aversion, and resentment, etc. It is recommended that students enroll in 2-4 sessions to take a deeper dive into developing these skill sets. Parents are encouraged to reach out to the teacher before the start of the course to discuss their child’s needs.