Week 5

A recent disagreement I had was with my husband regarding buying I Pad for my daughter that she had just turned three. When my husband told me about his idea of buying I pad for my daughter, I immediately express my rejection to this notion as I felt that she was still young for having her own I pad. My husband believed that since her brother who is seven years old have one, she should get her own one to prevent any conflict that might arise between them. Though my husband tried several time to convince me, I was insisting that his idea would affect my daughter negatively. After I found that my husband was very stick to his point, I told him that we need to take our time to think deeply about the advantage and disadvantage of buying I Pad for our little daughter, and then we can sit together and discuss it seriously from all the angles. By listening to each other, we were able to make the right decision that our daughter was still young for having her own one.

 Therefore, I believe that our conflict resolved productively because we both were good listener, open minded, and both were tried the best we could do to respect each other’s perspectives. Thus, I believe that these strategies can be appropriate to mange or resolve the conflict more productively because this type of communication can solve  the conflict without hurting other's feelings.