My posts this year have mostly been about using Clean Language in the playground for conflict resolution. The emphasis when you’re dealing with playground conflicts is on how to move forward rather than picking apart what happened and who’s to blame.

The benefits are -

• it saves lots of time
• the outcomes are usually positive
• children learn how to work through their relationship problems independently.

As children become familiar with Clean Language they can begin to internalize the process and start to resolve their own problems without your intervention.

It provides them with an excellent model for listening too – and children often pick up on it – which can have very positive knock on effects in the classroom.

Why not give it a go

… and notice how much time and angst it can save you in the new year?

You might like to post your experiences and questions below.

Wishing you all a happy and positive New Year!