Tonight with your 5 to 8 year old
The prompt
“When two people both think they're right about something, what do you think should happen next?”
What to listen for
An answer involving talking it out or taking turns shows they're developing real tools for handling disagreement, not just avoiding it. Ask if they've tried that themselves.
If their answer is 'the other person should just give in,' that's normal at this age, a gentle nudge toward compromise can help without lecturing.
If they say 'I don't know,' offer a recent example from a show or book to make it less abstract.
What this tells you
This shows you how they're learning to handle being disagreed with, which matters for every relationship they'll ever have.