When Mom & Dad Fight: Protecting Your Child’s Sense of Security

Your kids may not understand what you’re arguing about—but they can feel when something isn’t right.

In this episode of Monday Marriage Minute, Steve and Tina share from personal experience as two people who both grew up in broken homes. They talk about how conflict between parents can affect a child’s sense of safety and how some of those feelings can follow them well into adulthood.

They also share what they decided to do differently in their own marriage: protect their children from unhealthy conflict while still teaching them that disagreements happen—and that relationships can be repaired.

You’ll hear practical encouragement about creating a secure home, modeling healthy conflict, apologizing when you get it wrong, and reminding your children that Mom and Dad’s disagreements are never their responsibility.

Your children don’t need to see a perfect marriage. They need to see a safe one—where love, forgiveness, and repair are practiced.

Because stronger marriages start with healthier hearts.

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