Susan Beekman and Jeanne Holmes, Battles, Hassles, Tantrums and Tears. Hearst Books, 2001.
Referenced in: Church Conflict Education, Standard Textbooks
LifeandLeadership.com Summary
This is a practical text full of examples and practice sessions. It is addressed to family issues, but applicable to any context. It equips readers to handle conflicts creatively, according to one’s unique personality (good self-assessments). Other chapters show how to apply the authors’ innovative C.H.O.I.C.E.S. system to handle any conflict situation. Good examples and practice sessions. The authors have taught children from preschool through high school for more than thirty years, and their conflict resolution workshops are popular with parents and teachers.
From the Publisher
Here’s a strategy-packed guide for handling family conflicts creatively and effectively. Whatever the issue-bedtime, chores, sibling bickering-hands-on, family-tested solutions are here. Whether you’re dealing with the public tantrum of a two-year-old, the defiance of a teenager late for curfew, or anything in between, this is the book you’ll want to turn to.
With enlightening self-assessments that reveal your individual coping style for resolving conflict (Collaborating, Compromising, Accommodating, Avoiding, or Directing), plus tips for applying the authors’ innovative problem-solving system to your own home, this book will help you handle old problems in new ways, tailor-made to you and to the needs of your family. With humor and the authority born of years of experience, the authors give many examples and practice sessions to try-they’ve been through it all and survived, and they show the reader how to do the same!
About the Authors
Susan Beekman and Jeanne Holmes have master’s degrees in counseling/sociology and education, respectively. Together, they have taught children from preschool through high school for more than thirty years, and their conflict resolution workshops are popular with parents and teachers. They live with their families in Corvallis, Oregon.
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