Conflict Resolution Vocabulary

What does conflict mean?

• When I know the answer to everything

• A problem that has no solution

• Struggle or problem between two or more people

What does resolution mean?

• A promise we make on New Years Eve

• Finding the answer or solution to a conflict or problem

• Not sure

What does perspective mean?

• Looking at things from the ground

• The way a carrot sees things

• The way people see and understand things

True or False: Everyone has their own perspective on situations. One person's perspective may be different from yours.

• True

• False

True or False: The size of the problem refers to how big or small a problem is.

• True

• False

All of my problems are big

• True

• False

Problems often feel big when we are in the middle of them

• True

• False

What are roadblocks?

• A traffic jam

• Actions or behaviors that get in the way of solving problems

• Big orange cones in the middle of the road

"I Messages" help us to:

• Explain how we feel without accusing or blaming others

• Are texts on the new iPhone

• Are lame things that I shouldn't have to learn

An example of an I Message is:

• "I'm right and you're wrong"

• "I felt ___ when ___" OR "I felt ___ because ___"