'Teaching children the skills to handle and resolve conflict peacefully gives them insights that will benefit them throughout their lives.' Photo: by Annie Spratt on Unsplash
School of thought: Laura Church on peer mediation
‘I doubt they will ever forget that, and I certainly won’t.’
by Laura Church
10th February 2023
The human need for food, sleep and safety is fundamental. Feeling safe can vary with the situation, and conflict can sometimes make us feel unsafe. Conflict, if we include low-level arguments in that definition, is something we all have to handle at some point. Teaching children the skills to handle and resolve conflict peacefully gives them insights that will benefit them throughout their lives.
