International Journal of Pedagogy and Teacher Education (Vol.4 Issue 2 | October 2020) PAPER |59 e-ISSN: 2549-8525 | p-ISSN: 2597-7792 Page | 105 The Impact of Family Conflicts on Children’s Education. Ndayambaje, E. 1 , Umwari, Y. 2 , Ayriza, Y. 3 1, 3 Department of Psychology, Yogyakarta State University, Indonesia 2 Department of English Language Education, Yogyakarta State University, Indonesia Corresponding email: edmond.ndayambaje@gmail.com ABSTRACT This study aims to first identify the factors leading to family conflicts, and second to determine the impacts of such conflicts on children’s education in order to improve family well-being. It involves a qualitative approach with a case study design. The targeted group consisted of ten participants: five females and five males. The purposive sampling technique was adapted to select the subjects. Concerning the size of the sample, it was preferred to use convenience sampling, due to the situation in the field where it was very difficult to firmly fix the respondents. An open-ended questionnaire with eight components was used to develop the questions connected to the scope of the study and the collected data were analysed through thematic analysis. The findings indicate that the prevailing factors in family conflicts in the region were miscommunication, mismanagement of family property, irresponsibility, and infidelity. Moreover, the majority of the respondents’ children were quickly heading to very low academic performance compared to their school achievements prior to issues arising. Keywords: children’s education, convenience sampling, family conflict, thematic analysis. INTRODUCTION Conflict can arise within families either between partners themselves or between parents and children. Family life tends to be very complex and difficult to understand because every family has its own way of living and management. Many families are exposed to problems due to misunderstandings between family members. The family is an institution that has always faced numerous challenges and many parents end up getting divorced, which affects the well-being of their children. For instance, Borst (2015) found that family conflicts can increase the likelihood of the children being affected negatively. These negative effects might lead to others, such as impacts on their attachment style, their future relationships, and also their academic progress at school or college. Children from conflicted families are also at high risk of being negatively affected psychologically and socially. It is difficult for them to develop relationships with their friends or family members, and they have problems with settling down and with sleep disturbances, all of which mean they are likely to have lower performance at school (Reynolds et al., 2014).