Unit 4: Managing Relationships & Social Conflict

March 15 - May 3

Lesson 20: You’re Changing

In this lesson, students will examine changes they’ve gone through and how those changes can affect their relationships.

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Share how one of your friendships or relationships has changed over time. Ask your child to share how some of their friendships have changed since starting middle school.

Lesson 21: Why Conflicts Escalate

In this lesson, students will identify behaviors that can cause conflicts to escalate, so they keep them from becoming more serious.

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Tell your child about a time when you played a part in escalating a conflict. Explain what you wished you had done instead. Ask your child if they are part of a conflict right now that they need help with.

Lesson 22: Considering Multiple Perspectives

In this lesson, students will learn how to view situations from multiple perspectives so they can better avoid and resolve conflicts.

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Tell your child about a time when your view of a conflict changed because you were able to see it from another person’s perspective. Ask your child if they have changed their view about a conflict lately.

Lesson 23: Respectful Communication

In this lesson, students will practice using non-blaming language to resolve conflicts.

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Ask your child to give you an example of non-blaming, respectful communication. Brainstorm with them to think of a time in your household when non-blaming language could have been helpful and make a plan for how to use respectful communication in the future.

Lesson 24: Resolving Challenging Conflicts

In this lesson, students will think through different ways to resolve a conflict and choose the one they think is best.

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Ask your child why they think different conflicts need different solutions. Tell your child about a time when you had to think about the best way to solve a conflict. What did you think about? Did it work out in the end?

Lesson 25: Making Amends

In this lesson, students will learn ways to make amends and restore a relationship they may have harmed.

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Tell your child about a time you had to make amends with someone. What did you do to repair the harm?

Lesson 26: Conflict Solvers

In this lesson, students will use their conflict-solving expertise to help solve a realistic peer conflict.

You Can Try This at Home

Ask to see your child’s assignment. If they don’t have it, ask them to explain it to you. Think of a realistic conflict from real life, TV, a movie, or book and have your child explain the steps they would take to resolve it.

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