When kids fight..do you interfere..?
By chayapathys
@chayapathys (2111)
India
October 25, 2010 8:21pm CST
Kids of the age group of 8yrs to 12yrs of neighbors play and enjoy.Some times they also fight with each other.I have observed that when their children fight with neighbor's children, parents ..father or mother interfere and support their children whether they are right or wrong.Immediately the neighbors interfere and support their children without completely understanding the situation with the result neighbors gradually develop uneasiness with each other though not real hatred. In a day or two the warring children become close friends.But the parents do not easily reconcile and move closely as before.In my opinion the the parents should not interfere when their kids are fighting with neighboring kids.They should understand that children sometimes fight and become friends again.How about you? Do you interfere..?
1 person likes this
11 responses
@noorhizat (209)
• Malaysia
26 Oct 10
When its my kids I'll stop them.
When it is someone else's I will do nothing to stop them.
Am I cruel? Am I self centered?
I don't care what others people say.
I am me. not somebody else.
@chayapathys (2111)
• India
30 Oct 10
Yes you are correct. You should try to bring reconciliation among them which is easy and they will once again become great friends unlike elders.Parents should not take sides and support their which which will lead to further complication and ultimately it becomes elder's fight which will not stop easily.As regards other children what you do is correct.It does not mean cruel.It is only noninterference which is good....
@noorhizat (209)
• Malaysia
10 Nov 10
you put it better than me.
I don't know how to put the words.
you did it so well and correctly.
I agree with you. adult do fight and disagree worst than the children.
Sometimes when parents try to help the children and it became worst when they put their adult mind and way into it.
@sender621 (14894)
• United States
26 Oct 10
Children don't always get along with each other. fights will occur. I think children should learn to resolve their issues on their own. I think parents should only step in when there is a bigger problem than children can handle.
@chayapathys (2111)
• India
30 Oct 10
Children do not always fight but they become great friends easily unlike elders.Parents should not interfere when children fight.If possible they should bring reconciliation immediately and they easily become friends again .Parents should not take sides and support their children.They should be impartial...
@mandy8611 (154)
• China
26 Oct 10
fighting is not a good behavior, I will stop the fighting and try ti know what's teh matter with them, and I will blame the child who is wrong, no matter my child or neighbor's child. if my neighbor is at home, I will ask them come over to deal with it together
@chayapathys (2111)
• India
26 Oct 10
If you rebuke the child who according to you is at fault even then the neighbors are likely to mistake you even though their kids are wrong.It is a very delicate issue.Better bring them into friendship by saying soothing words.They forget the past and become friends again.The problem comes when you take sides.If you support other children our children get hurt.Don't support any one or blame any one.That seems to be a good solution for this problem..
@johnpillai (2082)
• Germany
26 Oct 10
In this sort of situation I see them as children. I mean I don#t think this my child that is not my child. I forget that at the moment. i see them as children. I go to the place quicly. That i stop the querrel or fight right away; protect the child who is hurt mentaly or physically, and comfort the child. When the hurt child comforted enough, I hug the other child also and start to ask for the reasonfor the fight. I listen to them carefully. some times it is difficult to understand. if so i just i pretend that I understand. i try my level best to solve their problem. Then I pass some joke on them,cheer them up and bring them to normal position. in these sort of situation I never think that i am a mother of one child.
But at home, i let my child to sit on my lap, comfort my child more than enough; speak about the problem and give some advices. I never allow my children to say "I hate him/her". If they say so i adviced them like this: We are children of one God. If you hate him or her the God will be worried for it.
@chayapathys (2111)
• India
26 Oct 10
children are after all children only.Here as you say there is no difference among our children or children of some one.They fight on petty things which should be understood by parents.They should not take sides.You should try to bring friendship amongst them immediately.They forget the past and become friends unlike elders who rarely reconcile.
@gymboyzptc (108)
• Philippines
26 Oct 10
Of course I will interfere. Nobody wants to see children fighting. Maybe if their old enough i won't interfere, as for kids I will. I will just go in between them and separate them apart, ask them why they fought and who started it.
@chayapathys (2111)
• India
26 Oct 10
Here we are taking about kids of the age group of 8 to 12 years.What I feel is that you should not sides and support one and blame the other.If the kids are of neighbors who are at fault it is very delicate issue.If you blame them neighbors get hurt.The best solution seems to be to bring reconciliation among them immediately.They forget and friends again.If we blame our children they too get hurt..
@melcaden0916 (221)
• Philippines
26 Oct 10
No! It's a children fight. They don't know what are they fighting for because they are just kids. It's a simple fight so, parents must not interfere. Children fight are not for longer time. They maybe friends the other they. It's normal to a kids having a fight, like adults. As long as they didn't hurt each other. Parents must not interfere.
@chayapathys (2111)
• India
26 Oct 10
Yes you are correct.After all it is children's fight.After sometime they become friends again.With out knowing the back ground if parents interfere it becomes fight among audits.Even if they get hurt it will be minor injuries only because the age group is between 8 to 12 yrs.On account of small fight among children the elders should not create misunderstanding among themselves..
@ersmommy1 (12588)
• United States
22 Nov 10
I certainly hope when my kids are older, they don't get involved with neighborhood fights. But i can see how it can happen. I would just let them work it out among themselves. That is as long as it doesn't become physical.
@domieniqueer (205)
• Philippines
26 Oct 10
firstly,interfering in children's fight is okay as long as you take the situation clearly and just and in a diplomatic way, not the warfreak way. It is very unreasonable for an adult to interfere with children's fight without being just and acting as if they're children too. As adults they must have a straighter mind on the matter. What i mean with interfering is by reprimanding both child involved and being the instrument of settling the argument or the root of the fight of the children and NOT TO JOIN THE FIGHT.
happy mylotting =)
@stylewaves (1060)
• India
26 Oct 10
If i have a Situation like that i`ll advise my Children to run away from the situation !
@ktmatunog (912)
• Philippines
26 Oct 10
I will definitely stop my child if they are quarreling someone. I should teach them to be respectful and friendly. Ages 8 years - 12 years old can already understand on every word you say. They should also learn to listen to you then if they are being too stubborn. Younger than 8 is considerable but still, you should teach your kids to be kind as early as possible. And also try to teach your child to fight for his riht and for his own good too.
@chayapathys (2111)
• India
26 Oct 10
First you should stop the children from fighting with each other.At home you can teach your children how to behave and respect others.Here the kids are of age group 8 to 12 yrs only.They my not be able to understand their rights and responsibilities.Say soothing words and they immediately become friends again forgetting the past.As I understand you should not takes and that will lead to other problems.
@Roflcopters (18)
•
26 Oct 10
be kinda rude if u did that, but if they are doing it to your kids of course you do