July 14, 2025

Conflict Resolution for Kids: Take Advantage of Summer to Hone These Priceless Skills

32 minutes

Everybody needs conflict resolution skills, but it shows up particularly for kids during the summer when they’ve got more free time to hang out with siblings and neighbors. What does conflict resolution for kids look like? Today we’re welcoming back Connected Families Certified Parent Coaches Nicole Gillette and Lyssa Stoyko to discuss how to view summer as an ideal opportunity to teach your kids conflict resolution skills. They walk us through the practical, four-step peace process that takes the overwhelm out of conflict. In this episode, you’ll learn how to guide your kids from crazy mountain to reconciliation meadow!

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Key Points:

Sometimes we can have unhelpful beliefs about conflict, and it can be encouraging to shift those beliefs toward viewing conflict as an opportunity for growth.

The peace process helps us move our kids from “Crazy Mountain” to “Reconciliation Meadow.”

Parents are responsible for teaching and guiding children through conflict, but the conflicts are theirs to resolve.

Helping siblings see and focus on the good about each other can be helpful when relationships are in need of connection.

Mentioned in this podcast:

Beyond Boredom: Creating Rhythms with Your Kids in Mind | Ep. 236

BLOGPOST: Siblings Arguing Again? Here’s 3 Tips to Help You Know When to Step In and Help Your Kids

BLOGPOST: Have You Experienced the Benefits of Child-Led Play?

Sibling Conflict Online Course

Connected Families Certified Parent Coaching Program

Calming Strategies from the Connected Families Website

Visit our website for additional resources to support your parenting needs.

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Guest Bio:

Lyssa Stoyko is a wife, foster, and adoptive mama of three children who are six, six and a half, and seven years old. Her house is active and noisy! She is also a Connected Famlies Certified Coach. Along with her parent coaching company, she hosts the podcast “Moms Take Ten.”

Nicole Gillette is a teacher, Connected Families Certified Parent Coach, and founder of the non-profit Raising Wonder, with experience supporting educators, families, and children. After working for over a decade in a wide variety of schools, Nicole now focuses on equipping adults with tools for connection, communication, and confidence as they raise and love the kids in their lives. She is also helping lead a local nonprofit that offers an indoor playspace designed to foster community and play-based learning for young children and their caregivers. Nicole is a mom of two kids! You can also find Raising Wonder on Facebook and Instagram.

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