Empowered for Life

Conflict is a part of everyday life. Conflict is often unpleasant, and when unresolved or resolved poorly can be harmful or lead to bullying. How conflict affects your primary school children largely depends on how they respond to it. Few of us have been equipped in how to handle conflict well. This book provides tools so teachers and parents can play a pivotal role in teaching, modelling, encouraging and reinforcing positive responses to conflict, and in reducing bullying. In Empowered for Life, Jocelyne Chirnside uses her 30 years of teaching experience and almost 20 years as a Social Emotional Learning consultant in over 70 state, private and Catholic schools to share expert insight in: - the difference between conflict and bullying - how to empower children to be resilient - practical and easy-to-use skills to resolve conflict - how to create positive, productive school and home environments. This valuable and informative book helps schools and parents ensure children have the emotional resilience and skills to cope with a rapidly changing society, and are better positioned to be positive, contributing and fulfilled citizens.