Most parenting partners face conflict about how to handle the kids. Conflict quickly triggers anger, resentment and blame. Rarely does the necessary conversation happen after emotions are cooled. Anger and resentment get squashed—but not forgotten. In this first Community Pieces episode, Bonnie talks with mediator and conflict resolution coach, Adar Cohen, who leads big conversations in conflict zones and in family rooms. Bonnie and Adar discuss both the approach and the how-to of the big conversation so understanding results. Listening well is the quickest way to being heard.

Find out more about Adar here:

adarcohen.com

Twitter: @DrAdarCohen

How to Have a Difficult Conversation (a step by step guide)

https://psyche.co/guides/use-mediation-techniques-to-overcome-the-muck-of-blame-and-anger

TED talk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LZu16ZaLgJM

Bonnie Harris, MS.Ed., director of Connective Parenting, 30+ years of coaching, teaching, and writing for parents. 

Website: bonnieharris.com - https://bonnieharris.com

Books: When Your Kids Push Your Buttons (https://bonnieharris.com/books-etc/when-your-kids-push-your-buttons/)

            Confident Parents, Remarkable Kids: 8 Principles for Raising Kids You’ll Love to Live With (https://bonnieharris.com/books-etc/confident-parents-remarkable-kids/)

Audio books: https://bonnieharris.com/books-etc/audio-book-downloads/
 
Produced, mixed, and scored by Echo Finch
www.echofinch.com