Do Great and Be Great, Farewell for Now Colleagues!

 

 

National Jobs/Roles in ECE

 

State, Local, and COPs

 

We Are Almost There Colleagues!

        A Heartfelt Thank You goes to Dr. Davis and the 6165 class. 

                                        The Journey Continues...

 

Managing Disagreements and Conflict

     In February, my 24 year old niece asked is she could move with my family of 5 to Texas. My husband and I talked it over and agreed that she could come but had to be working on a plan to become self-sufficient in a 6 month time frame. She would not have to pay any rent or bills but would be expected to help out around the home. After a while, we felt as if my niece had a sense of entitlement and did not do much around the house, she would clean her room but would not touch the common areas, she ate food that we bought and used all the supplies that we would buy. We had a conflict because she was not providing for herself but only becoming a financial burden to us that we did not ask for. I have learned strategies recently that could help alleviate this issue. My husband and I could sit down with my niece to compromise, we could specifically inform her of what she is responsible for providing for herself such as laundry detergent and give her specific things that we expect her to do in the house and how often. This would be us being honest about our feelings and it will help with the way that we respond the next time if a conversation were needed. 

    Colleagues what do you expect from another grown person living in your home, how do you go about handling conflict without putting the person down and ignoring your own feelings?