Teaching conflict resolution and problem solving to kids

Parent Educator Dana Entin, PNP, RN, shares advice for parents on the best ways to teach kids how to resolve their conflicts on their own
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Teaching conflict resolution and problem solving to kids

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Conflicts are a normal part of everyday social interactions and children need to learn very early on to expect conflicts and to know how to deal with them. When parents encourage and allow children to solve their own problems and conflicts in a very age appropriate way, they're doing a lot to help normalize the fact that conflicts arise; they're encouraging children to use creative attempts at solving different problems and they're exposing their children to a trial and error scenario where children are trying one thing to see what works and what doesn't. Conflicts arise in nature all the time and children, early on, do need to to be allowed to solve these conflicts.

Parent Educator Dana Entin, PNP, RN, shares advice for parents on the best ways to teach kids how to resolve their conflicts on their own

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Dana Entin, RN, MN, PNP

Parent Educator

Dana is a Pediatric Nurse Practitioner who has been teaching parenting classes for the past 10 years. She understands that all families are unique, but believes that children thrive with healthy values, discipline, respect, and an environment where parents understand normal development and are open and excited about their role as a parent. Dana is a true advocate for children and parents alike. Today’s parents are inundated with blogs, books and boatloads of people telling them what to do.  Dana uses her advanced practice nursing background to help parents better understand research and information pertaining to parenting.

Dana has written many articles, lectures, and does private and small group consultations. She has completed a parent handbook on discipline and is currently working on a new book. 

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