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Wire Talk with Karen Stubbs

459: Not Every Conflict With Your Child Is Defiance (Sometimes, It’s Just Personality)

Wire Talk with Karen Stubbs

Karen Stubbs

Christianity, Motherhood, Parenting, Parenting Advice, Religion & Spirituality, Kids & Family, Christian Parent, Faith

4.9 • 936 Ratings

🗓️ 25 March 2025

⏱️ 24 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

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Summary

From preschool power struggles to teenage arguments, this episode is full of real mom moments. Today, Karen’s answering your questions on sibling conflict, possessiveness, and strong-willed kids. Whether it’s a four year old not wanting to share, or a teenager pushing against boundaries, Karen reminds us that parenting isn’t about controlling every outcome—it’s about cultivating character, modeling grace, and being a steady presence as kids grow and learn.

Episode Recap:

  • 5:24- How do I help my child get over her excessive possessiveness? 
  • 9:50 - Should I get involved over the messiness of my daughters’ room? 
  • 12:18- My teens’ argumentativeness ruins the mood of our entire family, help! 
  • 17:55- How can I help cultivate a close relationship between siblings? 


Scripture for Reflection: Ephesians 4:2 (NIV)
“Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love.”

Questions for Discussion:

  1. Have you ever struggled with a child being overly possessive or anxious about their belongings? What has helped (or what would you try based on this episode)?
  2. How do you handle arguments with your strong-willed children, especially when they push back against authority? Is what you’re doing working? 
  3. What’s one way you’ve helped your kids build or maintain a strong sibling bond?
  4. How do you balance honoring your child’s temperament with helping them grow in areas like generosity, respect, and submission?
  5. Which part of Karen’s advice in this episode resonated most with you today—and why?


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Transcript

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0:00.0

I have an almost nine-year-old daughter and almost five-year-old son.

0:03.2

Right now, they play together well and obviously love each other.

0:06.5

But how do you cultivate a close relationship for siblings?

0:09.3

My advice is to always encourage, which I'm sure she does, a close relationship, I always pointed

0:15.7

out to y'all that, hey, your family's going to be here forever.

0:19.1

Your friends will come and go.

0:21.0

I mean, they're going to ebb and they're going to be here forever, your friends will come and go. Yeah.

0:21.2

I mean, they're going to ebb and they're going to flow.

0:23.1

But also to the mom, just realize this relationship is also going to ebb and flow.

0:29.0

Yeah.

0:29.4

It's amazing that there's a four-year spread and they are as close as they are.

0:33.7

That's really a blessing.

0:35.0

So I would enjoy it as long as it rides out. But whenever that

0:38.9

nine-year-old becomes 13 and wants to do their own thing or whatever, give it some grace

0:44.9

and just have grace for that child and be like, you know what? The younger sibling hopefully

0:49.9

will continue to work with the older one and they will continue to have a close relationship.

0:55.3

But it's really going to be on them.

0:57.4

Welcome to Wire Talk, where we encourage and equip moms by answering practical questions about

1:02.7

motherhood. We want to help instill God's truth in your heart so you can experience more joy

1:07.3

and peace on your journey of motherhood. Are you ready for some truth?

1:11.1

Let's dive in.

1:14.4

Hello everybody and welcome to Wiretalk.

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