Are you the parent of a child was has eczema? If so, get use to stares on the playground and whispering from other parents. Unfortunately, many people mistakenly believe Eczema is a contagious skin condition, but it is not. In fact, you may need to start a discussion with other parents to stop the worry.

It is your decision as to whether you want to wait until other parents ask you about your child’s rash or if you want to start the discussion yourself. Either way, continue reading on for a few helpful talking points.

A great way to discuss your child’s eczema with other parents is to share what you know. howtodiscuss Eczema is inflammation of the skin. Basically, your child’s skin is irritated. Tell other parents that there are many reasons for eczema, including the weather, airborne allergens, and contact with certain chemicals. Close contact with the skin results in itching, only your child can’t stop, so a rash develops. As dangerous looking as that rash may look, it is harmless to others. Eczema is not contagious. In fact, your child is at the most risk. If they have an open wound that is left uncovered, the risk of infection increases.

If you don’t want to go all medical on other parents, compare eczema to traditional allergies. When most of us think of allergies, sneezing and stuffy noses come to mind. These are a body’s reaction to something it doesn’t like. With eczema, the skin does the same. Your child’s skin comes into contact with something it doesn’t like, something that irritates the skin surface. That is why your child feels the need to itch and scratch, resulting in a rash.

The biggest concern that other parents have about eczema is their children catching it. tipsformobile Regardless of how you discuss eczema, ensure everyone knows it isn’t contagious. In addition to comparing the skin condition to allergies, compare it to a small cut on the skin. It is harmless to others. There is no reason why your child can’t be a normal kid and play with others because they suffer from atopic dermatitis.

Taking to other parents about eczema will help in social situations, but it won’t cure your child’s eczema. Do to that, always be on the lookout for trigger factors. In the meantime, use all-natural relief methods, such as moisturizer and skin healthy foods, to help your child seek relief.

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During my Master of Laws program at The Straus Institute – Pepperdine University School of Law, I had the opportunity to read a life changing book.  thetechtrick  The book is Difficult Conversations: How to Discuss What Matters Most by Douglas Stone, Bruce Patton, and Sheila Heen. The authors are part of the Harvard Negotiation Project and the book is a New York Times Business Bestseller. I highly recommend it for anyone wanting to improve his/her communication skills for Difficult Conversations.

THREE CONVERSATIONS IN EVERY DIFFICULT CONVERSATION

The authors propose that everything in our difficult conversations falls into one of three conversations:

The “What Happened?” Conversation,
The Feelings Conversation, and
The Identity Conversation.
Think about a difficult conversation you have had with someone. It likely involved questions or issues such as:

What happened?
Who did what?
Who is right?
Who is to blame?
Are my feelings valid?
Should I ignore my feelings or acknowledge them?
What should I do about the other person’s feelings?
What does this situation mean to us?
Am I a good person or a bad person?
THE KEY

The key within each of the three conversations is to remain focused on what we can change. Too much effort is generally expended upon facts or feelings that cannot be changed. What we can change however is our response in a difficult conversation and how we manage assumptions.

INCORRECT ASSUMPTIONS

Difficult conversations are generally more complex than either person realizes and contain many incorrect assumptions. For example, many of us mistakenly assume that we have all the information we need to understand what happened and our goal is simply to persuade the other person that we are right.

In addition,  chat rooms   many of us incorrectly assume that we know what the other person intended when he/she behaved badly and we need to educate them on the fact that what they did was wrong. Finally, we also are likely to mistakenly assume that the situation is the other person’s fault and our goal is to get the other person to admit that they are to blame. So how can we change our response to these assumptions? Engage in a learning conversation instead of a blaming conversation and change the assumptions.

SO WHAT SHOULD YOU DO?

For example, assume that each person has different information and different perceptions about the conflict; it is highly likely that each person has important information that the other does not know. Instead of trying to persuade the other person that we are right, explore each person’s story and focus on gaining an understanding of how each person understands the conflict.

Instead of assuming that you know exactly what the other person intended, acknowledge that you know what you intended and cannot possibly know what is in the other person’s mind. Share the impact of the situation on you and find out how you are impacting the other person. Ask questions to find out what the other person was thinking to learn more about his/her intentions.

Instead of assuming that either you or the other person is fully to blame, assume that each person has likely contributed to the conflict. Even if you are one percent responsible and the other person is ninety-nine percent responsible, you both contributed to the conflict.

SUMMARY

The whole idea here is to approach a difficult conversation with the primary intention to learn information from the other person. Recognize the incorrect assumptions many of us make about the other person in a conflict and change those assumptions so that difficult conversations can be more productive. If we approach difficult conversations with the intent to learn rather than to persuade and convince, we are likely to resolve more conflicts and maintain our relationships.

Arthur J Grossman is an Orlando Divorce Attorney with the Orlando Florida law firm of Grossman & Grossman P.A. located in Winter Garden. He holds a Master of Laws degree from the #1 ranked dispute resolution program in the United States, The Straus Institute at Pepperdine University School of Law. You can learn more about A.J. Grossman III at the Grossman & Gros