{"id":61269,"date":"2022-01-09T14:28:13","date_gmt":"2022-01-09T12:28:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/radioislam.org.za\/a\/?p=61269"},"modified":"2022-01-09T14:29:29","modified_gmt":"2022-01-09T12:29:29","slug":"creating-a-generation-of-conflict-competent-children","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/radioislam.org.za\/a\/creating-a-generation-of-conflict-competent-children\/","title":{"rendered":"Creating A Generation of Conflict- Competent Children"},"content":{"rendered":"<div dir=\"auto\">By Umamah Bakharia<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">In any stage in life, we come across conflict. It is inevitable but can we resolved if the right methods are used. Children, for example experience conflict such as bullying, or general class or race classification.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">For this reason, just as parents teach their children how to adapt and be socially skilled, they also need to teach them to be conflict competent. Experts believe that the younger we teach our children to conflict-component, it can help them develop their self esteem as well as deal with conflict at an older age.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Radio Islam speaks to a family &amp; parenting coach, Susan Gregor- Harlen on how parents can cultivate this skill.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<div id=\"attachment_61270\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-61270\" data-attachment-id=\"61270\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/radioislam.org.za\/a\/creating-a-generation-of-conflict-competent-children\/susan-gregor-harlen\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/radioislam.org.za\/a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/susan-gregor-harlen.jpg?fit=600%2C456&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"600,456\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"susan-gregor-harlen\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Family &amp;amp; parenting coach, Susan Gregor- Harlen.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/radioislam.org.za\/a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/susan-gregor-harlen.jpg?fit=600%2C456&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-61270\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/radioislam.org.za\/a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/susan-gregor-harlen.jpg?resize=300%2C228&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"228\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-61270\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Family &amp; parenting coach, Susan Gregor- Harlen.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">According to a study by Vedabhyas Kundu titled \u2018Conflict competence: An Exploration of it\u2019s importance and skills\u2019, \u201cEnhancing our conflict competencies will help us negotiate the complexities in different conflict situations that we may encounter.&#8221;<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">The study adds: \u201cNurturing appropriate skills and abilities to analyze the root causes of conflicts and developing capabilities to address these will help us to ensure lasting resolution of these conflicts. Developing conflict competencies is not a one-time training process; instead it is an ongoing process requiring constant additions to skills and experiences.\u201d<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<div id=\"attachment_61271\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-61271\" data-attachment-id=\"61271\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/radioislam.org.za\/a\/creating-a-generation-of-conflict-competent-children\/fc97bbc0f2e34b5bbce9e2b6a7db57f9\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/radioislam.org.za\/a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/fc97bbc0f2e34b5bbce9e2b6a7db57f9.jpg?fit=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"300,300\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"fc97bbc0f2e34b5bbce9e2b6a7db57f9\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Conflict in children, can lead to long-term concerns if not resolved correctly. &lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/radioislam.org.za\/a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/fc97bbc0f2e34b5bbce9e2b6a7db57f9.jpg?fit=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-61271\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/radioislam.org.za\/a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/fc97bbc0f2e34b5bbce9e2b6a7db57f9.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-61271\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Conflict in children, can lead to long-term concerns if not resolved correctly.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Children facing conflict carry those emotions or anxiety or fear that then impacts their lives in a negative way. It impacts a child\u2019s ability to learn, to self manage or create relationships.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\u201cIf you can\u2019t learn in a classroom, your marks go down, your self confidence goes does and if you can\u2019t interact and form health friendships, you feel isolated and that makes you feel angrier. It just has a long term effect,\u201d says Gregor- Harlen.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Parents can teach children practical skills on conflict competency by being an example to their children on how to handle conflict.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Listening skills are also important to navigate how children learn.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\u201cConflict is okay, it\u2019s absolutely healthy, it\u2019s just the way that we manage it,\u201d says Gregor- Harlen.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/radioislam\/creating-a-generation-of-conflict-competent-children?si=b0d0ae7336f04396a90da98cb6f4aaf0&amp;utm_source=clipboard&amp;utm_medium=text&amp;utm_campaign=social_sharing<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Umamah Bakharia In any stage in life, we come across conflict. It is inevitable but can we resolved if the right methods are used. Children, for example experience conflict such as bullying, or general class or race classification. 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