Betsy Evans

Early Childhood Consultant
Conflict Resolution Specialist

Betsy Evans, author

Children’s conflicts over toys, space, and friendships create many challenges for teachers and parents. You Can’t Come To My Birthday Party! Conflict Resolution With Young Children, by Betsy Evans, presents an effective six-step mediation process that adults can use to support young children at these tense and emotional times. This process is now being used in public schools, early childhood centers, Head Start programs, and homes across the country, with toddlers, preschoolers, and elementary students.

Betsy Evans holds elementary and early childhood degrees, has been working in the educational field since 1974, and spent 23 years in the early childhood classroom. She is now an Early Childhood Educational Consultant and Conflict Resolution Specialist. She is the author of You Can’t Come To My Birthday Party!, and several articles on conflict resolution and other early childhood topics, and was the co-producer and director of two conflict resolution videos.

You Can’t Come To My Birthday Party! Conflict Resolution With Young Children includes more than 50 actual stories of conflict experiences from preschools, nursery schools, Head Start centers, elementary schools, and homes. Through these real stories and the accompanying photos of conflicts in progress, readers can “see and hear” children resolving disputes successfully, guided by adults using the six-step process. Using this book as a guide, teachers and parents will have the strategies in hand to make the most of these valuable learning opportunities, whether the children in their care are toddlers, preschoolers, or school-aged children.

Overheard: A pair of two year olds, experienced in problem solving, arguing. One says to the other. "Tirrell, we need solve problem!"

Betsy Evans Books & DVDs

Articles and Reviews

Betsy Evans Receives the David and Phyllis Weikart Achievement AwardBetsy Evans Receives the David and Phyllis Weikart Achievement Award
Award recognizes Ms. Evans’ tireless efforts to improve the lives of all children and their families
posted Thu, May 16, 2019

So, What Is Peace?So, What Is Peace?
by Betsy Evans, author of You Can’t Come to My Birthday Party! Conflict Resolution With Young Children
posted Sun, Jan 26, 2014

Is This Problem Solved?Is This Problem Solved?
The Answer is Yes, and the Mediator is Five Years Old
posted Sat, Jan 26, 2008

Conflict Resolution a Long Road in LebanonConflict Resolution a Long Road in Lebanon
THE RECORDER, By Richie Davis, Recorder Staff
posted Wed, Nov 14, 2007

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