Do your kids get along with each other?

My kids have their moments. They fight when they can't agree on some things, like whos going to do what, or what they are going to play. My two oldest which is 11 and 9 try to sneak away from the baby, who is 3. The 3-year-old wants to be a big kid and he tries to do everything that they do. It aggravates them sometimes. Overall, I have to say that most of the time they get along. They would do anything for eachother. They stick up for eachother if someone else is picking on them.

I do remember when we were kids - there were 5 of us - sometimes I'm sure it was unbearable. For the most part, we all picked on my youngest sister and made her cry ALL the time. My older brother was always trying to be the boss of everyone. Me and my younger sister always got along great until puberty... We get along great as adults!!!! I only have 2 kids - both boys. They're 2.5 years apart and got along VERY well. They played together all the time. I mean, yeah, I'm sure there were times they were fighting, but mostly that was in the teen years. That wasn't a whole lot of fun either because they were both taller than me by that time!

My kids are constantly arguing with each other. They baby picks on my 8 year old and he picks back. They fight over toys and who gets to sit where in the living room. It is a never ending battle.

My girls get along fine but I think it's because they are so young. The baby can't fight yet. The oldest 2 get along ok. Our biggest problem is that the oldest is a bit selfish (understandably with the custody situation) he tends to cry if his sister wants her own toys. He won't want to play with them until she wants them and then cries about it if she doesn't want him to take them from her.

oh yeahhh... my kids always fight and argue with each other... that's why at times i would rather want them to be in school, coz they dont have to fight...they are like tom and jerry, who gets along and then they would fight... ohhh...well... kids....

when i was a child i often fight with my sister who is 2 years older than me.but now we have a goood relationship.don't worry,it's a growth stage.maybe when they grow up they will find it's funny.

there are almost 4 years between our two daughters. they are ages 11 and 15, so they are older, so the oldest one mostly ignores her younger sister. they do get along ok sometimes and will play bratz or a game, but mostly they do their own thing. they seldom fight, though.

My sons argue almost each time they are together. Even my youngest who is 4 years old will join them arguing. It drives me nuts just trying to make them stop the yelling and calling names. But thankfully, they never get fight physically.

Sounds like typical sibling stuff to me. At least looking back on the 3 of us. I only have one child (at least for the next few weeks) lol. Hopefully mine will grow to like each other. BUt I am certain they will fight.

I think that all kids fight it is all part of life and growing up, as stressful as it might be. It might just be a faze they are going through. If you really think there is something to worry about try speacking to a doctor or coumminty centre.

I have a son 20 and one 27.As they were growing up,they never got along with each other.They were never really close growing up either.I think it was the age difference between them.My sister had 3 boys,all one year apart and they grew up really close.They are still close today.

my kids rae fine with each other.yeah we do get some days that they do have a falling out but they dont really come to blows with each other.my 6 year old will sometimes hit or bite my 11 year old and she will do the same back.but have always tried to teach them if they dont want it done to them dont do it to other people

I am really sorry to hear that, maybe you should buy enough toys for them. You should instruct them to play educational game. especially let them play team game which must be finished with each others cooperation and help. or teach them play funny toggle etc.

My eldest, who's 12, bickers all the time with my 7-year old, who, in turn picks on my 3-year old. It can't be helped most of the time. Like you, I find that the best solution sometimes is to separate them. Other times, I just ask them to get along or they WILL NOT be allowed to play with each other. It works most of the time since they'd rather not be alone or banished to a room by themselves. What works best is if I actually take the time to find out what's causing all the bickering. Usually, it's over a toy or a certain object in the house. If they are even allowed to play with it, I suggest that they take turns. I am hoping it will help them deal with other people in their lives as they get older.

My girls seem to fight a good bit lately. I think part of it is the older one gets bored so she torments the younger one till she screams. When the older one is at school then the younger one tends to pick on the baby more. I can remember some of the fights my sister and I used to have lol. I'm not looking forward to it. I just make them go upstairs and they usually work things out.

When my kids were younger, the boys would fight with each other all the time. They would be best friends one minute and fighting the next. When my second child was 9, he was horrible about starting fights with his brother who was 6 at the time. He outgrew it pretty quickly. Now my youngest son who is 14 always fights with my daughter who is 8. The two of them always are on each others nerves! Today there was no school and they drove me insane with their fighting. They only fight with each other. My 20 and 17 yr old boys get along with both of them fine, just the two of them cause friction! i hope that they grow out of it soon.

Wow, I didn't know you had that many children! It must be crazy in your house. I remember fighting with my brothers when we were kids. but we didn't intentionally pick fights with one another. We played but end up fighting sometimes. I think we're very non-violent compared to your kids. Maybe it's the age gap that makes them pick on one another?

Of course, my children are grown and have children of their own. But, when they were home, (boy and girl)they didn't fight. But my son, who is 32 months older than his sister, took charge, literally. My daughter was sort of passive, for the most part. He was of the thought that what was his was his and what was hers was his, too. The one thing that I remember though was his aggravating her when they rode their bikes. He rode like a true maniac, couldn't go fast enough. We have a long driveway, so they had plenty of room to ride. They would take off together, but he would make sure he flew by her so he could get in front and ride right at her as she followed him down the drive - just pure aggravation. She always had her doll tied to the little seat behind her on her bike. One day, she got so mad at him that she came back to the house, hit her kickstand hard, grabbed her doll and stormed into the house without saying a word! We have that on film! Our daughter now has four children. The older two are only 15 months apart and have always gotten along fine. But the two younger boys, now almost 15 and 13, have always fought like cats and dogs! They love one another and sometimes you'd never know they've ever gotten mad. But, on the drop of a pin, they can be in a fight! They keep her walls with holes all the time! Hopefully they will stop fighting when they both get in high school,but I'm not betting on it.

i think that it's common for siblings to fight and argue, specially at those stages...my kids get along well, in fact they are quite close...but they do argue and fight from time to time...annoying really but it'll pass...so hang in there...

I don't have kids myself, however from observing my friends I have noticed siblings to fight a lot. For whatever reason me and my siblings did not have a problem fighting. I think it may root fom out very laid back personalities. But I would not be concerned with fighting kids. For most families it's just another fact of life.