Comments on: Dealing With Sibling Fights

By: Glenda

Thu, 25 Apr 2019 19:05:59 +0000

Yes yes yes!!! the youngest thinks they can get away with more lol

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By: Glenda

Thu, 25 Apr 2019 19:02:41 +0000

Great post! I have a son and daughter. All siblings fight and love on each other. I think it helps them in the outside world to be able to overcome conflict as they grow up. Also, they’ll have each others back for sure! I did the apologize and time out when it got bad, and / or told them figure it out as they got older 10 & 13 and if they couldn’t figure it out go to their own rooms until they can either figure it out or move on from the “petty” fight which it normally was. And 99% of the times they just figured it out and resolved their issue. Always told them to use kind words and to remember at the end of the day they had each other.

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By: Amanda

Mon, 17 Dec 2018 02:24:31 +0000

Thanks for the inspiration. I resort to keeping mine separated a lot. Which I know isn’t super helpful so I’m going to try some new strategies.

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By: Eva Martino

Sun, 16 Dec 2018 07:36:38 +0000

In reply to Meaghan.

Oh my gosh, I feel like the younger sibs are totally the scrappy ones! It’s no joke!!!!

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By: Julie Augostino

Sat, 15 Dec 2018 10:37:35 +0000

I have 2 girls: 5 and 2. My eldest is like Marlowe and she just adored her little sister from the moment my belly got big. They play pretty well most of the time, but they do fight. Mainly, my youngest is MEAN. Hahaha. It’s strange, but I find myself encouraging my eldest to stand up for herself. I’m like you and I try to let them hash it out on their own unless i suspect the little one is about to pull hair or hit or throw the toy. It can be quite entertaining at times.

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By: Molliee

Fri, 14 Dec 2018 19:02:34 +0000

My youngest daughter is too little yet for her and my oldest to fight, but my oldest who is almost 4 and my niece (who spend every day together in a nanny share at my house) fight like twins! Literally – they were born 39 hours apart! They will go from being so obsessed with each other that they’re practically making out, to competing and fighting like mortal enemies in seconds! They are bff but the fighting is an every day thing. We usually try to have them work it out, but like you said, sometimes they need to be separated to cool down. The close bond they have formed is so sweet and will last a lifetime though 🙂

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By: Eva Martino

Thu, 13 Dec 2018 01:36:43 +0000

In reply to Jeni Pearlman.

Ha! Omg I’m sure twin fights are on another level!

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By: Jeni Pearlman

Wed, 12 Dec 2018 18:14:48 +0000

This post struck me immediately. I have 8 year old girl/boy twins and they either absolutely can’t stand each other or are playing so well together my husband and I are scared. LOL! We do the same as you and try to remind them that they only have each other as siblings and that they need to remember that. So far the only thing they shared without fighting about is a womb!

Love your blog!

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By: Rebecca

Tue, 11 Dec 2018 21:09:19 +0000

I have four boys (7, 5, 3 and 4 months) and like you Eva, I encourage the team mentality I.e. work together against Mom and dad ! We even have a family cheer. Seriously though, I remind them of how lucky they are to have each other and try to leave them to sort out minor disagreements on their own. When things strat to get out of control, I step in and discipline both with time outs vs. Entertaining the “but he started it.” Both/all get disciplined. I don’t force them to apologize to each other as I want any apology to be sincere. They eventually cool down and hug/kiss each other anyway and go back to being best buddies.

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