As you can imagine, having 20-25 children in a small room five days a week 7 hours a day can be very challenging to say the least! To help keep order in the class we have implemented and practiced problem solving skills. This life skill is used to assist the children from needing a mediator for every conflict that might arise. It is also designed to keep children that are not having a problem from becoming involved in problems that are not their own - THUS, lowering the number of children with problems at any given moment during the day! After a few weeks of doing this I often have parents share with me that the children are using the skill at home too!

Problem Solving

1) What's the problem?

2) Who owns it?

(If it is not your problem, then stay out of it!)

Problem Solving Steps

1) Ignore

2) Move away

3) Ask politely to stop

4) Ask firmly to stop

5) Give final warning

6) Get help