Comments on: One simple trick to help kids solve conflict quickly and peacefully

By: Angeles

Angeles — Tue, 10 Mar 2015 00:44:36 +0000

My brothers and I discovered this game some years ago (in the 90’s, I think) and we find it totally useful for the purposes you describe. Now I’m 35 years old and my “little” brother is 30 and we still use it to decide who washes the dishes or who has to go to the store when we’re at our parents house for holidays, just for the lols. When we were still children we even find out how to make it work with 3 players. I’m totally teaching it to my own children.

By: Katie SG

Katie SG — Mon, 23 Feb 2015 23:58:50 +0000

In reply to Mardi. Parenting is tough and sometimes it is hard to know how to best help our kids learn to disagree with each other and still get along, isn't it? :-)

By: Mardi

Mardi — Mon, 23 Feb 2015 23:24:58 +0000

Thanks! I needed this. My kids got into a fight today, but I didn’t know the best resolution so I separated them. I told them if you can’t play nice than you can’t play together. The little one understood, so she went to kiss her brother and sat next him as an apology. Of course, this only happened after multiple attempts at punishing the culprit(s).

By: Katie SG

Katie SG — Mon, 23 Feb 2015 04:36:14 +0000

In reply to Sarah. Great idea!

By: Sarah

Sarah — Mon, 23 Feb 2015 03:43:49 +0000

You could make cards for the motor challenged too.

By: Lara

Lara — Sun, 22 Feb 2015 02:52:12 +0000

I taught in an international school in South Korea a few years ago and all the kids would do this for turn taking or conflict resolution. It was brilliant..

By: Heidi

Heidi — Sat, 21 Feb 2015 03:29:32 +0000

Love this idea!!! lol!! I have a 6 & 4 yr old, and am going to start this tomorrow! 🙂

By: Katie SG

Katie SG — Sat, 21 Feb 2015 02:50:53 +0000

In reply to Vicky. Actually, I learned this trick while doing research on a school-wide program that taught this to kids as one of the ways of resolving conflict on the playground. So it can definitely be successfully employed in a school-based setting. But yes, it would take time to create a culture of using this technique.