Parent-Child Conflict - as told by Alissa Wahid

source: google.com

Recently, I have collecting messages from a twitter account belongs to Alissa Wahid, an Indonesian family psychologist. There, at her tweets, she shares some practical tips and important things in managing parent-child conflict.
Well, with learning and sharing spirits, I try to compile it here, even though I’m aware that me myself is the person most in need of this.
May this shares be useful.

Is Additional Class Hour against The Sudent's Human Rights?

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As a part of the national test preparation, some teachers in Indonesia began to add school hours for their students in order to make that those student are better prepared. Problems starts to arise when some people think this policy is violating the rights of the students.

Actually, this teacher's purpose is needs to be appreciated considering that they try to help their students to understand their lessons. But, unfortunately, not everyone agreed with this opinion.

The rejection is partly because extra classtime suggested by the teachers is lasted until evening, and it's considered to make students exhausted to follow next school day.

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Power Struggle with Kids

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Strong-willed children tend to have a repeated power struggle. But there always a way to handle such a thing. For an example, a child that like to be hugged is better to be calmed down with hugs and kisses. The most important thing is, in calming the child down while power struggling, is to approach him or her in any kind of way that he or she like most.

Leaving Job for the Kids

source: healthland.time.com

Recently, I had a friend that tell me his story that a little bit touches my heart. With his permissions, I write the story here with a deal that I will never mention all the names involved.

My friend is a former freelancer in a small publishing company that becoming almost jobless with a little position that suit his skill. Concomitant with the need of a better skill of workers, my friend is start to lose a chance to work since he doesn't have a degree.