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Kidshealth: Teaching Your Child Self Control
In order for a child to be successful some degree of self control is necessary. This site looks at how children can develop self control and how an adult should react if a child is demonstrates a lack of control.
PBS
Pbs Teachers:what I Want My Words to Do to You: Using Writing to Resolve Conflic
Use writing as a conflict resolution strategy and re-writing as a way to improve writing skills. Learn to respectfully critique another's writing and consider situations from a variety of perspectives.
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National Association for Community Mediation
This is an organization whose goal is to provide people with a safe way to solve conflicts without lengthy and costly litigation or violence.
Read Works
Read Works: Countries Solve Problems
[Free Registration/Login Required] Intended to support early elementary students' reading comprehension, this short story helps students understand how countries solve problems. Questions that assess multiple reading skills are provided.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Centers for Disease Control: Bam! Guide to Getting Along
Learn how to handle situations and problems the right way without getting out of control, overly mad, or even violent. This sight teaches you the "Bam" plan, or tips "to keep your anger from boiling over".
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Work 911: Cooperative Communication
This site defines "Cooperative Communication" and provides examples and information as to how to apply it. Although the article is geared toward the workplace, it applies to all forms of communication, especially when negotiating....
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Focusing on Interests Rather Than Positions Conflict
This site contains six rules to follow that will reduce conflict and increase cooperation when negotiating.
PBS
Wnet: Thirteen: Conflict Resolution
Analyze conflict proverbs, relate them to current or historic events and reflect on the causes of the conflicts and ways to resolve them. Evaluate world situations and recommend solutions.
University of Colorado
University of Colorado: The Resolution of Conflict Book Summary
This site contains a book review of Morton Deutsch's book, "The Resolution of Conflict." The summary is mainly about conflict and how to determine if the outcome will be productive or destructive. The second half of the summary applies...
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Identity & Conflict
At the end of this tutorial, the learner will understand that identity is a major source of conflict. It includes a video on Conflict Resolution and a list of terms with definitions.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Ownership of the Resolution Process
At the end of this tutorial, the learner will understand that much of the effectiveness of a conflict resolution process depends on the parties' feeling ownership and joint control of the process, and will be able to use techniques to...
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Private Meetings and Confidentiality
At the end of this tutorial, the learner will understand how and why to initiate private meetings with parties to a conflict and how to use information derived from those meetings. This includes the video "The Private Meeting and Using...
Live Wire Media
Good Character: Working Out Conflicts
Learn how to work out conflicts with others "Fairly and peacefully." This website includes simple tips to help you resolve problems, control your anger. Discuss conflict resolution with other young scholars and your parents by using the...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Arthur: Conflict Resolution
Use role-play to set up and resolve conflicts, in this activity from Arthur.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Arthur: Empathy: So Funny I Forgot to Laugh
Explore the topic of empathy in this interactive comic. Can Arthur find a way to apologize for bullying Sue Ellen and save their friendship?
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Cyberbullying Research Center
This site has links to other sites about cyberbullying. Cyberbullying is when E-mail, Instant Messaging (IM), Chatrooms, Bash Boards, Small Text-Messages (SMS), Web Sites, and Voting Booths are used to spread rumors, negative images,...
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Conflict Management: Grades K 1
In this activity, learners will learn fair methods for setting conflict.
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Conflict Resolution Activities and Lesson Plans for Kids K 5
This compilation contains several lessons that will help students learn fair methods to resolve conflicts. Other lessons will help students engage in a cooperative task.
FNO Press
Fno.org: Develop a Family Decision Making Council
Brief article introduces PMI as a method of decision making. While the thrust of the article deals with building skills for the information age, the PMI model is an interesting way to go about family decisions.
American Forum for Global Education
American Forum for Global Education: Planning a Park
At this site from the American Forum for Global Education, students learn how to plan a park through this step-by-step, hands-on activity that teaches elementary economic lessons. Not only will students plan, but they will learn how to...
PBS
Pbs: Role Play How to "Make Up"
Develop conflict resolution skills as you role-play how to "make up" after a disagreement. Write an ending to a story about a conflict that demonstrates postive ways to show you're sorry and explore how conflicts make you feel.
Live Wire Media
Good Character: Working Out Conflicts
Learn how to work out conflicts with others "Fairly and peacefully." The Spanish version of this website includes simple tips to help you resolve problems, control your anger. Discuss conflict resolution with other students and your...
Live Wire Media
Good Character: Resolving Conflicts
Activities, writing prompts, and discussion questions all focused on teaching children about conflict resolution.
PBS
Pbs Teachers: Conflict in Colombia (Geographic Teaching Activity)
A stakeholder/town meeting activity that helps students examine how conflicts over Colombia's oil reserves have limited foreign investment in that country. Asks students to propose strategies for reducing the negative impact of oil...