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As children talk, listen, play, and try to make sense of the world around them, they sometimes learn lessons the hard way: they may hurt others’ feelings without meaning to, or they may feel misunderstood.
These moments can be difficult, but they’re also important teachable moments—opportunities for grown-ups to “lean in,” slow down, listen, talk, and support children’s growing social skills. Together, watch this video about a difficult moment, then talk about how the friends resolved the problem.
Later, in everyday moments, you might:
- Let children see you speaking up or taking action when you notice something unfair. Talk about how you feel about it, and model respectful ways of communicating and standing up for others.
- Ask questions. When children talk about a conflict they experienced or witnessed, ask: What do you think about that? How did you feel? How do you think [the other person] felt? What did you say or do (or not say or do), and why? What did others do or not do? What could you do if it happens again?
Just for Educators! Focusing on solutions helps you build a safe classroom community. Check out Positive Problem Solving in action and this video around Helping Kids Resolve Conflicts. The earlier young children learn problem-solving, they better they can manage conflicts and challenging issues as they grow older.
Creative problem-solving that incorporates children’s insight and ideas leads to strong communities that can work together: Check out this professional development course on co-creating an inclusive, welcoming, and fair classroom community for all children, parents, and families.
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Teaching children to problem solve is an important part of social-emotional learning and early childhood education. When young children learn to resolve conflicts in a calm and productive way, it helps them have stronger relationships with peers and sets them up to form positive connections in elementary school and beyond.
This 3-minute video from Sesame Street in Communities features tips from pre-k educator Callie Weller, as she introduces a problem-solving curriculum to the preschoolers in her care that helps them learn different ways to solve problems peacefully.
The video can be used as a tool to inspire and encourage reflection among early learning professionals. Here are some helpful reflection questions, which can be considered independently or with your teaching team:
- What is one idea Callie presented that you’d like to keep in mind as you go through the day in your classroom?
- How do you build a peaceful environment for children in your space? What did you see in the video that you’d like to try?
- How does Callie observe, interpret, and comment on children’s behavior as they play and learn?
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