Bill Eddy

Tell me what happened. Okay, let's talk about what you could say to Johnny. And we teach skills we call ear statements, empathy, attention, and respect, a statement that shows that. And so we teach parents. Teach your child, you know, your best friend who just broke up with you might be feeling hurt about something. Maybe something they said. What can you do?

Tell me what happened. Okay, let's talk about what you could say to Johnny. And we teach skills we call ear statements, empathy, attention, and respect, a statement that shows that. And so we teach parents. Teach your child, you know, your best friend who just broke up with you might be feeling hurt about something. Maybe something they said. What can you do?

So we encourage kids to help their kids manage the situation. And we encourage them to manage their relationship with the other parent. They come back from a visitation or access from a weekend, let's say, with dad. And child says, you know, dad didn't look at my drawing. I drew a picture and dad didn't look at my drawing. High conflict parent says, oh, your dad's a jerk.

So we encourage kids to help their kids manage the situation. And we encourage them to manage their relationship with the other parent. They come back from a visitation or access from a weekend, let's say, with dad. And child says, you know, dad didn't look at my drawing. I drew a picture and dad didn't look at my drawing. High conflict parent says, oh, your dad's a jerk.

So we encourage kids to help their kids manage the situation. And we encourage them to manage their relationship with the other parent. They come back from a visitation or access from a weekend, let's say, with dad. And child says, you know, dad didn't look at my drawing. I drew a picture and dad didn't look at my drawing. High conflict parent says, oh, your dad's a jerk.

You know, I always hated that about him. A reasonable parent says, oh, that's sad. Well, you know what? Next time, if he doesn't look at the picture right away, maybe wait an hour and then show him the picture again. Maybe he got busy. Maybe this or that. Teach your child to manage the relationship, even with the other parent. And those parents don't have high conflict divorces.

You know, I always hated that about him. A reasonable parent says, oh, that's sad. Well, you know what? Next time, if he doesn't look at the picture right away, maybe wait an hour and then show him the picture again. Maybe he got busy. Maybe this or that. Teach your child to manage the relationship, even with the other parent. And those parents don't have high conflict divorces.

You know, I always hated that about him. A reasonable parent says, oh, that's sad. Well, you know what? Next time, if he doesn't look at the picture right away, maybe wait an hour and then show him the picture again. Maybe he got busy. Maybe this or that. Teach your child to manage the relationship, even with the other parent. And those parents don't have high conflict divorces.

High conflict divorces have the other. Your dad's a jerk, you know, forget about him. He'll never pay attention to you. And that's when you see parents estranged or alienated. The kids are alienated from the parents.

High conflict divorces have the other. Your dad's a jerk, you know, forget about him. He'll never pay attention to you. And that's when you see parents estranged or alienated. The kids are alienated from the parents.

High conflict divorces have the other. Your dad's a jerk, you know, forget about him. He'll never pay attention to you. And that's when you see parents estranged or alienated. The kids are alienated from the parents.

That's another big part of it is you have to find out how to share. So I had three siblings and we grew up and it's fascinating.

That's another big part of it is you have to find out how to share. So I had three siblings and we grew up and it's fascinating.

That's another big part of it is you have to find out how to share. So I had three siblings and we grew up and it's fascinating.

A brother, two sisters, so four. And what's fascinating for me, and I think it helped shape my personality and approach to life, is we grew up without television. We didn't have something to watch after school. We had to deal with each other. So, you know, we might play kickball in the backyard or we might read or something or other. But we had to learn conflict resolution with each other.

A brother, two sisters, so four. And what's fascinating for me, and I think it helped shape my personality and approach to life, is we grew up without television. We didn't have something to watch after school. We had to deal with each other. So, you know, we might play kickball in the backyard or we might read or something or other. But we had to learn conflict resolution with each other.

A brother, two sisters, so four. And what's fascinating for me, and I think it helped shape my personality and approach to life, is we grew up without television. We didn't have something to watch after school. We had to deal with each other. So, you know, we might play kickball in the backyard or we might read or something or other. But we had to learn conflict resolution with each other.

And our parents were like, you know, you go talk to your brother, Bill. I don't have time to hear your complaint. And so structurally, it's shocking going from that to doing people's divorces with one or two children. And even two is better than just one because they do learn conflict. But parents feel so guilty today, and that's our culture is really not fair to parents, I think.

And our parents were like, you know, you go talk to your brother, Bill. I don't have time to hear your complaint. And so structurally, it's shocking going from that to doing people's divorces with one or two children. And even two is better than just one because they do learn conflict. But parents feel so guilty today, and that's our culture is really not fair to parents, I think.

And our parents were like, you know, you go talk to your brother, Bill. I don't have time to hear your complaint. And so structurally, it's shocking going from that to doing people's divorces with one or two children. And even two is better than just one because they do learn conflict. But parents feel so guilty today, and that's our culture is really not fair to parents, I think.