Conflict Resolution

​Conflict, hm.  What do you do when faced with a potential conflict?  Do you avoid it or do you have defensive default?  Fight or flight? Either way, faced with a challenging situation, there is not always going to be a positive solution.
 
Why is it that the biggest cause of #YouthHomelessness is still parental eviction?  What is the connection I wonder?  Conflict can be really challenging to both parents and young people; it challenges us all at times. Conflict is a part of life; handling conflict well is a skill and like any other skill, it improves with practice.
 
Next time your challenging teenager gets in a strop about something, stop and ask yourself how you could handle this situation to get a win win resolution.  Sometimes, a little negotiation goes a long way.  If you are a young person reading this, the same applies to you; be prepared to be flexible; life is about give and take and is much too short to live in a state of perpetual conflict.
 
The trouble is, you think you have time.  Buddha

If you are struggling with family relationships, feeling that the only way to resolve the situation is to leave, to move the young person out, please try us first.  At BYHP, we offer a professional family mediation practice and we may be able to help.  It is worth a try; contact us through the referral form on our website or give us a call, we are here to help.

Tel: 01295 259 442
Email: mediation@byhp.org.uk
​Referral Form: ​www.byhp.org.uk/services-referral-form