Do you get upset when your child has a fight with their friends?

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Do you get upset when your child has a fight with their friends?

Don't get upset

Fights and disagreements are impossible to avoid in this world.

And Fights with friends teach children how to navigate the real world

When children learn to manage their emotions through Fights and disagreements

When they learn how to get along with others

They learn a very important lifeskill

But sometimes as loving parents we don't allow children to learn this life skill

Because it is difficult for us to see our child hurt and crying

We feel like -

1. Keeping our child away from children who fight
2. Stepping in and solving every fight.

If you want your child to learn the important lifeskill of getting along with others, don't do either of the above.

Instead when your child cries after a fight

Stay calm
Hold your child
Let them complain and cry
Empathize with their pain

Once they have calmed down they will be able to find a simple solution to the problem themselves. 

What do you do when your child has a fight with their friends?

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