Why do 5-year-old-kindergarten try to intervene in others' conflicts?:

By focusing on cases where the conflict was not resolved

Abstract

This study aims to explore why 5-year-old-kindergarten try to intervene in others' conflicts, the discussion is based on cases where the conflict was not resolved. 5-year-old toddlers were observed.

5-year-old-toddlers found it difficult to solve conflict situations. They could solve only simple problems, but they often intervened in others' conflicts.

Even though they couldn't understand conflict situations, they managed to stop conflicts by sharing the information about conflict situations and exchanging opinions with one another. They tried to make the person concerned understand the correct cause of conflicts. They also tried to persuade the person concerned to stop the quarrel.

Furthermore, by intervening conflicts, they tried to make children who were quarrelling become friends and restart play stopped by conflicts. These results suggest that for 5-year-old-toddlers, struggling to solve difficult problems is more important than solving conflicts.