Give that toy back. (Sibling Rivalry!)

Member Name: emma150

Product:	Sibling Rivalry!
Date:	09/05/05 (160 review reads)
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Advantages: None.

Disadvantages: Stressful on the parent., Tears., marks on the childs skin.

I have four children and i am the youngest of three children growing up there was a lot of fighting between me my brother and sister how my mum coped I will never know I was a horrid child and used to wind my brother and sister up because in my mums eyes I could do no wrong but she soon saw through me and on several occasions threatned to bang our heads togeather she never did but I now know how hard it was my eldest two constantly bicker and fight and the arguments have turned in to violence.

Im no expert on parenting but I try and stop the arguments but I know there are times when I feel like saying right fine argue but I have never said that because thats showing them its ok to fight when its not brothers and sisters should not fight but it happens and its all part of growing up .

My little girl is always accusing her brother of things when 99% of the time she is the one who started it I used to believe every word she said but now I listen to both sides of the story before I make judgement .My twins who are only two constantly fight over the smallest thing like a toy or book and the eldest twin has a habit of bitting people say bite him back but what does that show thats it ok .

I take every day as it comes and I always try to stop the fighting I either split the kids up or take the toy away or distract there attention with the eldest two I am able to talk to them and try and resolve the problem so there is no fighting but only in an ideal world would that happen at times I have been known to shout at them to stop bickering but im only human.

I also know when it happens you feel like your the only person in the world but your not every parent is facing the same challenge and anybody who tells you there children dont fight is lying because all children fight we adults fought with our siblings and our children do and so will theres .I know sometimes its hard but sooner or later it does get better im not saying it stops because thats not true me and my brother fight that much we dont talk to each other but see it from a childs point of view and maybe we can understand what causes this.

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