Skills Guide
Teaching: Conflict Resolution
Conflict Resolution
Why This Skill Matters
Conflict is inevitable, but students often lack tools to manage it constructively. Without conflict resolution skills, disagreements escalate into arguments, avoidance, or physical altercations.
Student Challenges This Skill Helps Address
- Repeated peer conflict
- Emotional escalation
- Aggressive or avoidant responses
- Strained peer and adult relationships
How WhyTry Builds This Skill
WhyTry teaches conflict resolution by helping students regulate emotions first, then apply problem-solving and communication strategies. Facilitators reinforce that resolving conflict builds trust and strengthens relationships.
Emotional Regulation
(“Defense Mechanisms”)
In Emotional Regulation, conflict resolution begins with managing emotional reactions. Facilitators guide students to recognize triggers and pause before responding. Processing emphasizes that calm regulation is the first step to resolving conflict constructively.
Peer Influence & Positive Relationships
(“Climbing Out”)
Peer Influence & Positive Relationships teaches students how conflict affects relationships and group dynamics. Facilitators guide students to practice perspective-taking, respectful communication, and repairing harm. Processing emphasizes conflict as a skill-building opportunity rather than a failure.
Problem Solving
(“Jumping Hurdles”)
In Problem Solving, students learn to analyze conflicts and identify solutions that reduce future issues. Facilitators guide reflection on what went wrong and what could be done differently. This processing strengthens resilience by turning conflict into learning.