{Parenting} How To Deal With Sibling Rivalry
November 6, 2012 in All Posts, Parenting
Did you fight with your siblings growing up?
No one believes me, but I swear the first real fight I ever had with my brother was when he was 18 and I was 21, and we were both away at the same college and finally had “real” things to fight about.
It came as a total shock to me that children actually fight with each other verbally, physically, and emotionally when I had my own kids. A lot of it I owe to them being so close in age, but to me, that’s no excuse. So, I’ve had to change a few of my own parenting habits to encourage a healthier relationship between my two.
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I am the opposite. Growing up, my brothers and I fought like crazy. We mellowed out around middle school age. However, so far, my kids have not fought. They are very good to each other, even being 3.5 years and 18 months. I have another little one coming in February, and I can only hope the family dynamics continue the way they are. So far, my two kids have seemed to adopt their father’s attitude, VERY easy-going, VERY laid back, and it takes a LOT to get them worked up.
We do the peace table and Kai Bai Bo (something I need to write about)….which is the Korean version of Rock, Paper, Scissors.