Tonight with your 13 to 17 year old
The prompt
“Has a fight with a friend ever actually ended up making the friendship stronger?”
What to listen for
If they can tell that story easily, notice how they describe the repair, did they apologize, did the friend, did it just fade and get better? That process reveals how they understand conflict: as something survivable and even useful, rather than something that ends relationships.
If they say no fight has ever helped, that might mean conflict still feels scary or final to them, which is worth knowing gently, not as a problem to fix tonight, but as context for how you show up next time they're upset with you.
If they go quiet, it may be that the memory is still a little tender. Let them decide how much to share.
What this tells you
Their answer shows you whether they see conflict as something that can deepen trust, which affects how they'll handle disagreements with you and with people for the rest of their life.