Conflicts within parents' minds over certain behavior can lead them to give double messages to kids, who in turn develop dysfunctional mental models about what is expected of them.

Two former Harvard faculty--one an internationally-recognized negotiator and conflict management expert from Harvard Law, the other a leading behavioral neurologist and cutting-edge scientist from ...

Peter Wallensteen, Margareta Sollenberg, After the Cold War: Emerging Patterns of Armed Conflict 1989-94, Journal of Peace Research, Vol. 32, No. 3 (Aug., 1995), pp. 345-360. Free online reading for ...

But every conflict follows a similar pattern, regardless of the topic or people involved. When you know that pattern, you can disrupt it and move the conversation in a new direction.

Intrapsychic Conflict and Dysfunctional Family Patterns ... M.D. is a professor of psychiatry at the University of Tennessee and the author of the book Coping with Critical, Demanding, ...