What to do about fighting?

I have the same exact problem....when you find an answer let me know. Right now we keep them separated...

A tough one for parents to deal with. I only have 1 child, but I have a niece that's close by. They act more like brother and sister instead of cousins !!! They are both guilty of starting the fights between them. Regardless if I'm at her house or she's at mine.. whenever they are being bad I take him out of the picture. If he started it then he goes for a timeout in a seperate room. He has to be quiet and still. Once he has settled down and is able to apologize then time out is over (after an adequate amt of time). If he's not at fault he still gets put into another room, but is allowed play time. I let it continue until he wants to leave. If I know she's not settled down then I keep him in there occuppied until I feel that she has calmed down and wants to play fairly. I do it that way since I am not allowed to discipline her at all. In taking him out of the room it is punishing her by taking away her playmate, but the timeouts is if he starts it ! It does work for me ! He's 3 and she's 5 !!!

Hait to say this but the only way to resolve this is to LET them fight it out.

Thats how i grew up, sometime a little vilionce isnt that bad.

they bond better than u know.

me and my sister fought A LOT when were young.

thats how we respect each other more is because we didnt have a third party seperating us.

they have to cross that line

AS LONG AS THEY DONT Get to the point where they hurt each other.

sometime a good fight makes charactor and creates a bond.

its natural

but if goes way to dam far,

by all means get em seperated.

I also have a boy and girl and they fight about everything especially the TV and radio! everyone is right that's what siblings do and they will do it forever. Especially boys and girls because boys don't like to say they like there sister and they don't want to play with her they often so they have to be little butts to them! It's crazy how kids work. Here is our solution to calm it down some. We have to supervise from time to time but when they ask to watch TV we take the remotes from them (they can't find about who gets to hold them) and we help them AGREE on something to watch. Same with the radio they have to AGREE on things and sometimes my kids will throw a little fit or pout but once they get over it they are in there watching TV in silence. you will not get them to stop and sometimes when it gets bad you do have to separate them, but just help them agree on things and we have made them go outside and play with each other before they don't like it all the time but they will get over it and eventually have fun! Good luck to you because I know how it feels. Hope this helps!

Honey this is just the fact of siblings it is what they do. My sister and I faught my two boys fight and my husband and his brothe fought. Just something they do It is normal, My two act like they hate each other sometimes but all and all they have each others backs. It like I can beat up on him but no one else can. It goes back to the beging of time. alll ways has been this way and allways will be. Good lick though I am getting grey hair cause of my boys.

I would teach them how to play together. Help them resolve the difference they are arguing about so that they can learn to do it themselves. Separating them might be easier but helping them to compromise and play well will teach them coping skills and how to deal with others.

If it gets to be too much..then separate them but atleast give them a chance!

Siblings fight and it will continue until they are adults.......thats when me and my brothers stopped fighting. I also have a boy and a girl and I just tell my son that he has to share, he can't be mean to his sister, he is his sister and he should love her and be close to her.......cause in the end they will need to lean on each other.........but he's 3 and all he knows is that he doesn't want her grabing his ninja turtles lol I can't wait til she is a little bigger and doesn't let him play with her toys!

Unless they are banging each others heads against the wall or making each other bleed, let them duke it out. They will never learn each others boundaries if you break up their fights every time. When they are done make them have a time out and tell them its not OK to express their anger that way.

make them hold hands in time out!!