The forest animals have a problem--the watering hole isn't big enough. They have all the usual reasons for getting more water--who is biggest, who is strongest, and who is cleverest. But the animals are getting nowhere. Worse yet, they are fighting with each other, which won't solve anything.
In Trouble at the Watering Hole, Emo, a baby bear cub, and his best friend, a colorful bird named "Chickie," know there must be a way to stop the fighting. Together with the forest animals, Emo and Chickie explore ways to work things out that are positive and constructive. They learn skills together and use them to work through the problem--skills that can be used to resolve everyday problems without resorting to fighting. Skills that everyone can learn.
Trouble at the Watering Hole is a breakthrough book that focuses on the skills of conflict resolution. The "how" of working things out. This fun and educational book builds a foundation for kids to learn ways to constructively resolve problems and to build strong skills that can be used to resolve conflict for the rest of their lives.
To further help teach kids conflict resolution skills, search for the companion book Parent/Teacher Manual for TROUBLE AT THE WATERING HOLE and purchase both books together.
TROUBLE AT THE WATERING HOLE is also available as a coloring book.
"It would be a better world if every child had the chance to learn early in life about ways to resolve conflict through cooperation. In this wonderfully simple and instructive tale for children, accompanied by a practical teacher's guide packed with tips and exercises, Gregg Relyea and Josh Weiss make this dream possible."
--From William Ury: Co-author of Getting to Yes and author of The Third Side
Relyea, Gregg F.: - Gregg Relyea is a lawyer, private mediator and negotiation teacher. In addition to helping parties in civil lawsuits settle their cases, he teaches negotiation at the University of San Diego School of Law and University of California, San Diego (UCSD). Mr. Relyea also trains people to negotiate and mediate their disputes. Mr. Relyea has been a member of the Panel of Distinguished Mediators for the American Arbitration Association and a Practitioner/Educator in the Association for Conflict Resolution.
Weiss, Joshua N.: - Dr. Joshua N. Weiss is a negotiation expert and the co-founder with William Ury of the Global Negotiation Initiative at Harvard University. He is also the Managing director of the Abraham Path Initiative. He received his Ph.D. from the Institute for Conflict Analysis and Resolution at George Mason University in 2002. Dr. Weiss has spoken and published on Negotiation, Mediation, and systemic approaches to dealing with conflict. In his current capacity he conducts research, consults with many different types of organizations, delivers negotiation and mediation trainings and courses, and engages in negotiation and mediation at the organizational, corporate, government, and international levels. Dr. Weiss is the creator of the Negotiation Tip of the Week (NTOW) podcast. The NTOW has been in the top 100 iTunes Business Podcasts for the past three years and has been downloaded over 2 million times during that period. Dr. Weiss has conducted training and consulted with a number of organizations and companies, non-profit entities, governments, and international organizations.
