Parenting Matters Now with Dr. Roger Smith
Sep 21, 2026 · 2 min · 3 segments
Conflict is an inevitable part of any relationship, but it also presents a prime opportunity for parental guidance. In this episode of Parenting Matters Now, Dr. Roger Smith explains how to turn…
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As the child is learning to grow and manage choices, and you're trying to figure out how to offer choices and train their decision-making.
Whether it's with you, it'll be with their siblings or friends, especially if there are multiple children in the family who have a great opportunity to to do something that we call the relationship or conflict training, and the children called it family court.
Teaching your children how to listen, and how to speak to one another without accusation, trying to get to the truth.
In fact, our children said that is the most important thing we did for them through their childhood was to teach them how to resolve conflict.
And that involves conversation, being able to listen to the other person and to talk and to tell your side of the story without making a big deal out of it.
but all in effort to try to get to the truth and to resolve where you're crossed up.
Learn ways to help your children to resolve conflicts, whether it's with their siblings or with friends, because it is a lifelong skill that will serve them well.
As the child is learning to grow and manage choices, and you're trying to figure out how to offer choices and train their decision-making.
Whether it's with you, it'll be with their siblings or friends, especially if there are multiple children in the family who have a great opportunity to to do something that we call the relationship or conflict training, and the children called it family court.
Teaching your children how to listen, and how to speak to one another without accusation, trying to get to the truth.
In fact, our children said that is the most important thing we did for them through their childhood was to teach them how to resolve conflict.
And that involves conversation, being able to listen to the other person and to talk and to tell your side of the story without making a big deal out of it.
but all in effort to try to get to the truth and to resolve where you're crossed up.
Learn ways to help your children to resolve conflicts, whether it's with their siblings or with friends, because it is a lifelong skill that will serve them well.
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