--- title: '6. Limit conflict' url: 'https://nipinthebud.trilbyhost.com/toolkit/home-life/families-under-pressure/how-to-limit-conflict' markdown: 'https://nipinthebud.trilbyhost.com/toolkit/home-life/families-under-pressure/how-to-limit-conflict.md' date: '2026-02-27' description: 'Tip six: How to limit conflict Parents are only human! They over-react when their children misbehave. This is likely to increase conflict and make it harder for their children to follow the family rules. Promote good behaviour by combining a calm authority with kindness and respect. Here are some ways to limit conflict: keep children occupied and plan the day together avoid activities that you know they’re going to find frustrating if you see a melt down coming, do something fun or funny like a raspberry! pick a quiet safe place where they can calm down if they get upset' taxonomy: category: - Toolkit tag: - 'Home Life' type: - Video partner: - KCL-IOPPN --- # Tip six: How to limit conflict [ Home Life ](https://nipinthebud.trilbyhost.com/results/tag:Home%20Life) [ ![King’s College London’s Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience](https://nipinthebud.trilbyhost.com/user/pages/06.about-us/03.partners/kings-college-londons-institute-of-psychiatry-psychology-and-neuroscience/kcl-ioppn.jpg) ](https://nipinthebud.trilbyhost.com/about-us/partners/kings-college-londons-institute-of-psychiatry-psychology-and-neuroscience "Content by King’s College London’s Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience") Duration: 0h 0m 45s Published: May 2020 ## Tip six: How to limit conflict Parents are only human! They over-react when their children misbehave. This is likely to increase conflict and make it harder for their children to follow the family rules. Promote good behaviour by combining a calm authority with kindness and respect. Here are some ways to limit conflict: - keep children occupied and plan the day together - avoid activities that you know they’re going to find frustrating - if you see a melt down coming, do something fun or funny like a raspberry! - pick a quiet safe place where they can calm down if they get upset --- Was this helpful? 0 0 Share: [ Previous Post](https://nipinthebud.trilbyhost.com/toolkit/home-life/families-under-pressure/good-behaviour) [Next Post ](https://nipinthebud.trilbyhost.com/toolkit/home-life/families-under-pressure/keep-calm) #### Other Related Posts: ![](https://nipinthebud.trilbyhost.com/user/pages/03.toolkit/03.home-life/tips-for-parents/what-to-do-when-your-child-has-ptsd-tips-for-parents/children-and-ptsd.jpg) ### Video: What to do when your child has PTSD: Tips for Parents [Video: What to do when your child has PTSD: Tips for Parents](https://nipinthebud.trilbyhost.com/toolkit/home-life/tips-for-parents/what-to-do-when-your-child-has-ptsd-tips-for-parents) A traumatic event can be difficult for a child to understand and process, and it can be challenging for parents and carers trying to support them. Children… [ PTSD ](https://nipinthebud.trilbyhost.com/results/tag:PTSD) [ Home Life ](https://nipinthebud.trilbyhost.com/results/tag:Home%20Life) ![](https://nipinthebud.trilbyhost.com/user/pages/03.toolkit/03.home-life/tips-for-parents/managing-challenging-behaviour-at-home/woman-and-child-looking-at-sea.webp) ### Video: ODD How to manage challenging behaviour at home: Tips for Parents [Video: ODD How to manage challenging behaviour at home: Tips for Parents](https://nipinthebud.trilbyhost.com/toolkit/home-life/tips-for-parents/managing-challenging-behaviour-at-home) Learn 9 expert-backed tips to help you manage challenging, defiant behaviour at home, understand what's really driving it, and strengthen your connection… [ ODD ](https://nipinthebud.trilbyhost.com/results/tag:ODD) [ Conduct Disorder ](https://nipinthebud.trilbyhost.com/results/tag:Conduct%20Disorder) [ Challenging Behaviour ](https://nipinthebud.trilbyhost.com/results/tag:Challenging%20Behaviour) [ Home Life ](https://nipinthebud.trilbyhost.com/results/tag:Home%20Life) ![](https://nipinthebud.trilbyhost.com/user/pages/03.toolkit/06.ask-dr-bettina/why-wont-my-child-talk-to-me/how-to-help-an-anxious-child.jpg) ### Video: Why won't my child talk to me? [Video: Why won't my child talk to me?](https://nipinthebud.trilbyhost.com/toolkit/ask-dr-bettina/why-wont-my-child-talk-to-me) How do I get a child who will not communicate their needs and only answers when asked a question to open up? [ Home Life ](https://nipinthebud.trilbyhost.com/results/tag:Home%20Life) [ Calming Techniques ](https://nipinthebud.trilbyhost.com/results/tag:Calming%20Techniques) --- ## Navigation - Parent: [Families under Pressure](https://nipinthebud.trilbyhost.com/toolkit/home-life/families-under-pressure.md) - Previous: [7. Keep Calm](https://nipinthebud.trilbyhost.com/toolkit/home-life/families-under-pressure/keep-calm.md) - Next: [5. Good Behaviour](https://nipinthebud.trilbyhost.com/toolkit/home-life/families-under-pressure/good-behaviour.md)