Why it's important for our children to see healthy conflict discussion

The PedsDocTalk Podcast: Child Health, Development & Parenting—From a Pediatrician Mom

Dr. Mona Amin

Medicine, Kids & Family, Health & Fitness, Parenting

4.9 • 1.5K Ratings

🗓️ 7 December 2022

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Summary

Our parenting is affected by so much more than how we approach our child during their big feelings. It also requires some introspection on how we approach our big feelings in disagreements with our partners or loved ones. On this episode, I welcome Lesley Adams who is a licensed marriage and family therapist, to talk about why healthy conflict resolutions are important and healthy for children to see. Tune in as we discuss: Communication styles in partnerships How to express your needs with your partner How to repair IF discussions get escalated Check out my weekly videos on child health & development by ⁠subscribing to PedsDocTalk on YouTube⁠. Get trusted pediatric advice, relatable parenting insights, and evidence-based tips delivered straight to your inbox—join thousands of parents who rely on the PDT newsletter to stay informed, supported, and confident. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join the newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! And don’t forget to follow ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@pedsdoctalkpodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ on Instagram—our new space just for parents looking for real talk and real support. We love the sponsors that make this show possible! You can always find all the special deals and codes for all our current sponsors on the ⁠⁠⁠PedsDocTalk Podcast Sponsorships⁠⁠⁠ page of the website. Thanks to our sponsor: Brainiac Foods. To check out Brainiac Food’s line of products and receive 20% off your order, visit the following link to save 20% off your order: brainiacfoods.com/discount/20PEDSDOC Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Your kids can feel tension.
0:04.0	They can feel when there's something happening that's uncomfortable.
0:07.0	We all know that example of like you walk into a room and you realize something has happened
0:12.0	before, like with some people in the room.
0:15.0	Even if you're not like emotionally invested, you can totally feel that, right?
0:19.0	Like you can like feel it.
0:21.0	And they always talk about the tension with the night for the elephant in the room.
0:24.0	Like your kids can absolutely feel that too.
0:27.0	Like even from this age is super young all the way up, especially the teenagers
0:32.0	and the teenagers don't tell you.
0:34.0	Like there's something awkward going on here like something feels off.
0:38.0	And if you're harboring resentment or anger your kids can tell and you're also teaching them inadvertently
0:43.0	it's not safe to talk about your emotions.
0:45.0	Especially when you're in opposition with one another.
0:48.0	It leads to like emotional suppression of school with friends and future relationships
0:53.0	and we don't want that for our kids, right?
0:55.0	We want our kids to be better.
0:57.0	Hey everyone, welcome back to this show.
1:00.0	I continue to get to talk to the most amazing guests on this podcast to have conversations
1:05.0	about parenthood, child health, development, how we approach parenting and so much more.
1:11.0	So thank you for tuning in and being here and for all of the reviews you lead for the podcast.
1:16.0	It means so much and it's how the podcast can grow.
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