{"h1":"Conflict AbilityScore 900–1000: What Next?","faq":[{"a":"Yes — it sits at the upper, thriving end of the band and suggests your child is managing disagreements, sharing and frustration with strong, age-appropriate social and emotional skills. No concern and no therapy is needed.","q":"Is a Conflict AbilityScore of 900–1000 good?"},{"a":"No. A band in this range reflects a real strength. The next steps are simply to nurture it through rich play, friendships and gentle new challenges, and to keep an eye on how it grows over time.","q":"Does my child need therapy with this score?"},{"a":"A score is a snapshot, not a finish line. Skills can wobble during tiredness, illness or big changes like a new sibling or starting school — this is normal. Reach out only if you notice a clear, lasting change.","q":"Can this strength change later?"},{"a":"It is a clinician-administered structured assessment carried out only at a Pinnacle Blooms Network centre under qualified clinician care — never from an app or a single number at home.","q":"How is the AbilityScore decided?"}],"lang":"en","slug":"my-child-s-conflict-abilityscore-is-900-1000-what-are-the-next-steps","title":"Conflict AbilityScore 900–1000 — Next Steps","entity":{"key":"conflict-toddler","kind":"ability","name":"Conflict","slug":null},"lenses":[{"kind":"stakeholder","label":"Parent","value":"parent"},{"kind":"domain","label":"Social","value":"social"},{"kind":"intent","label":"Support","value":"support"},{"kind":"lifecycle","label":"Measure","value":"measure"},{"kind":"route","label":"Book-Assessment","value":"book-assessment"},{"kind":"score_band","label":"As 900 1000","value":"as_900_1000"},{"kind":"empowerment","label":"Mainstream Inclusion","value":"mainstream_inclusion"}],"parent":{"key":"abilities","label":"Abilities"},"related":[{"lang":"en","slug":"what-does-an-abilityscore-of-900-1000-in-conflict-mean-for-my-child","title":"What an AbilityScore of 900–1000 in Conflict means for your child"},{"lang":"en","slug":"my-child-s-conflict-resolution-abilityscore-is-800-900-what-are-the-next-steps","title":"Conflict Resolution AbilityScore 800–900 — Next Steps"},{"lang":"en","slug":"my-child-s-conflict-abilityscore-is-600-700-what-are-the-next-steps","title":"Conflict AbilityScore 600–700 — Next Steps"},{"lang":"en","slug":"my-child-s-conflict-abilityscore-is-700-800-what-are-the-next-steps","title":"Conflict AbilityScore 700–800 — Next Steps for Your Child"},{"lang":"en","slug":"my-child-s-conflict-resolution-abilityscore-is-900-1000-what-are-the-next-steps","title":"Conflict Resolution AbilityScore 900–1000: Next Steps"},{"lang":"en","slug":"my-child-s-conflict-resolution-abilityscore-is-700-800-what-are-the-next-steps","title":"Conflict Resolution AbilityScore 700–800 — Next Steps"}],"summary":"A Conflict AbilityScore® in the 900–1000 band is an upper, thriving result — it suggests strong, age-appropriate skills in managing disagreements and frustration. No therapy is needed; the next steps are to nurture this strength through rich play and friendships and to keep watching how it grows. AbilityScore® is part of Pinnacle’s developmental assessment. Diagnosis, where needed, requires an appropriately qualified healthcare professional.","answer_md":"*A Conflict AbilityScore in the 900–1000 band is wonderful news — it shows your child is navigating disagreements with real social maturity, and now the work is simply to keep that strength growing.*\n\n## In short\nA Conflict AbilityScore® in the **900–1000 band** sits at the upper, thriving end — it suggests your child is managing everyday disagreements, sharing and frustration with strong, age-appropriate social and emotional skills. There is **no concern here and no therapy needed**; the next steps are to nurture and stretch this strength through everyday play, friendships and gentle new challenges, and to keep an eye on how it grows over time. Celebrate it — and keep building.\n\n## What this strength looks like, and how to grow it\nChildren in this band often pause before reacting, use words instead of grabbing or hitting, take turns, recover from upsets fairly quickly, and can see another child's point of view. To help this flourish:\n\n- **Name the skill out loud** — \"I saw you wait for your turn, that was kind.\" Specific praise tells your child exactly what worked.\n- **Offer richer social settings** — group play, team games and mixed-age friendships give natural, slightly harder situations to practise in.\n- **Coach, don't rescue** — when small squabbles happen, give your child a moment to try their own solution before you step in.\n- **Model calm repair** — let your child see adults disagree respectfully and make up. Children copy what they live with.\n- **Read stories about feelings and fairness** — talking through characters' choices builds perspective-taking.\n\nA high band is a snapshot, not a finish line. Skills can still wobble when a child is tired, unwell or facing a big change like a new sibling or starting school — that is normal.\n\n## When to simply keep watching\nNo referral is needed for a strength like this. Continue your routine developmental checks, and reach out only if you notice a clear change — for example sudden aggression, withdrawal from friends, or distress that doesn't settle — which usually reflects a life event rather than the ability itself.\n\n## The Pinnacle way\nAbilityScore® is part of Pinnacle’s developmental assessment. Diagnosis, where needed, requires an appropriately qualified healthcare professional — never from an app or a single number at home. To understand what each band means and how the assessment works, see [how the AbilityScore® is measured](/ask/what-is-the-abilityscore-and-how-is-it-calculated). You can also explore broader [social and emotional development](/) support and, if you ever wish to extend these strengths into confident communication, our [speech therapy](/speech-therapy) team can help.\n\n## Trusted sources\nAmerican Academy of Pediatrics (HealthyChildren.org) on social-emotional milestones and supporting peer relationships; CDC developmental guidance on positive social behaviours in early childhood.\n\n**Next step —** Want to track how this strength grows and get a personalised plan to stretch it further? [Book a developmental review with a Pinnacle clinician](/ask/what-is-the-abilityscore-and-how-is-it-calculated).\n\nThis is general information, not a diagnosis — individual assessment and diagnosis require an appropriately qualified healthcare professional.","canonical":"https://pinnacleblooms.org/ask/my-child-s-conflict-abilityscore-is-900-1000-what-are-the-next-steps","editorial":{"reviewed_at":"2026-06-11T20:12:18.613642+00:00","reviewed_by":null,"developed_by":"SETU Consortium · Pinnacle Blooms Network"},"alternates":[{"href":"https://pinnacleblooms.org/ask/my-child-s-conflict-abilityscore-is-900-1000-what-are-the-next-steps","lang":"en","indexable":true}],"dimensions":[{"key":"abilities","label":"Abilities"}],"meta_title":"Conflict AbilityScore 900–1000: Next Steps","meta_robots":"index, follow, max-image-preview:large","everyday_tip":"When small squabbles happen, give your child a moment to try their own solution before stepping in — and name the skill out loud when it works: 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