Why Conflict Resolution Skills are Absolutely Necessary Conflicts happen in life. There’s really no way around it. Try as we might, we cannot protect our kids from all conflict, but we can teach them conflict resolution skills to help them through it. This process starts early — at playdates when kids are fighting over the same toy, at home when siblings disagree, at school when kids are trying to sort out where they fit in the social hierarchy. Each of these scenarios brings opportunity for kids to learn how to process what’s going on, think about other people’s feelings, and…
