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Sibling Rivalry: These Foes Need to Be Friends
I know brothers and sisters fight but enough is enough
Kids fight.
All the time. About everything and anything.
I have yet to meet a parent of multiple children who didn't spend most of their time settling petty squabbles. They could be out there enjoying their peace and togetherness; I just haven’t met them yet.
Probably because I am too busy refereeing.
That is a fight every seven to eight minutes.
This means if you are a parent of two or more children you hear this every few minutes:
“It’s not fair”
“He/She hit me”
“He/she won’t let me play”
“He/She took my Legos”
I could go on and on.
I have two small children one boy 8 (almost 9) and my girl is five. This is the perfect recipe for sibling rivalry. I say rivalry, but I am being too gentle, it is straight-up war.
She is little and wants to play. He has had it with playing Barbies and having a little sister who always gets her way. He takes pleasure in making her scream by taking her toys. His favorite thing…
