Help with fighting children

@sk1976 (45)
United States
June 14, 2007 2:30am CST
Can anyone out there give me any suggestions as to how to stop my boys from constantly fighting with each other? They are 10 months apart, 9 and 10 years old, and literally fight nearly nonstop - over everything, regardless of how insignificant. This has been going on for a couple of years, but has recently gotten much worse. I have tried everything I can think of to stop it. Am out of ideas now. Thanks
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judyt00
@judyt00 (3497)
• Canada
14 Jun 07
My mom used to say that you should force the kids to be alone together for days at a time. No TV, no toys except games that take two to play. Seriously, it sounds like a good idea. Ground them to their room but make sure they have nothing to play with. and if they don't share a room, make them do so.Its sibling rivalry.when they have nothing to fight over, they will stop
sk1976
@sk1976 (45)
• United States
14 Jun 07
They do share a room now, although this hasn't always been the case. The problem with my two is that they can (and often do) fight over *nothing* They look at each other wrong, and it starts a fight. One talks too much, the other becomes annoyed, and it starts a fight. They play a game together, one gets mad at the other for whatever silly reason, and it starts a fight. I considered that they were spending too much time together, and tried splitting them up more often. That did not seem to help at all. Perhaps your idea of forcing them together even more might help. I am willing to try anything at this point. They are driving me bonkers. Thanks for responding.