Conflicat resolution Week Five

 Conflict Week 5

 In preparing for this assignment I was thinking about all the issues that I may be experiences on my job, at home, and my personal relationships.  I chose to discuss communication with my children. I have an 11, 15, and 20 year old. The older children are girls and the youngest is a boy. My 15 year old and I seem to be having communication issues. I know she is a teenager now and thinks she has all the answers, but sometimes she and I do not communicate very well.  She and I were having a disagreement about her attitude and how it was not good. She became very defensive and so did I. I felt that I am your mother and you will respect me. I have found that I have to use a different approach with her.

I feel that the Three R’S can help me in communicating with her. As adults we don’t always feel that children should be respected but they are humans as well they also deserve a sense of respect.  I have learned that yelling and screaming does not work with her.

I feel that I need to work on my tone of voice because sometimes individuals think I am yelling or mad when I am simply stating my position and not mad. This assignment has really opened my eyes on how to effectively communicate with other and how important it is.