LibraryScenariosWhy transition times become battlegrounds with children
Scenario

Why transition times become battlegrounds with children

My kids fight every time I say it's time to clean up and I've started dreading transitions because they always end in tears and yelling.

Laozi
Online
The coach is replying

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The family has fallen into a pattern where endings always mean conflict rather than gentle closure and new beginnings.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Children and time — how they experience it?”

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.