Is there a way to keep your children from fighting?

I've seen online parents putting there kids I'm a t sheet till they get alone with each other. On the shirts say stuck together till we learn to get along with each other.

When i was little my mom had me pr my sister when we fought sit down facing each other with our noses touching and we couldn't say a word. it was so stupid to us that it was funny that we started laughing and soon stopped fighting. Not sure this will work with your kids but give it a try.

Hello dorannmwin. When I and my younger brother would get angry with each other we would chase each other up and down the hall with a broom or mop. It would appear that we were going to kill each other by bashing the other one's brains. some how we never did hit each other. I was eight or nine and he was five or six. A neighbor boy thought he should help my little brother but soon changed his mind because we both turned on him. We were close and very protective of each other. my own girls would get into arguments as they got into the early teen year. I often tried different ways to stop their fighting by trying to get them to see the other one's side. I finally gave up. They would work thing out. I believe that the fighting among siblings help them to learn how to get along with others and how to handle different situation I finally learned to get away from them or to send them where I didn't have to hear them bickering. It seemed that when I stopped try to get them to get along the bickering slowed down a lot.

I saw the funniest picture once which helped with this. When I saw it I thought wow that would end sibling fights fast. It was a picture of a brother and sister in a large t-shirt and on it was printed "our get along shirt". What the parent did was put them in one shirt both sharing the neck and each was able to put one arm out in the sleeve closest to them. They had to wear this shirt when they were fighting. Which means they have to be very close to each other and go with each other every where. I remember laughing thinking this would have helped with my daughters a lot. They would have stopped fighting just to not have to wear that shirt around. Can't hurt to give it a try. Good luck!!

Oh dear, I think it is but normal for kids to fight because if not then only your kids fight. But my little ones do also and that my friends and neighbors do fight as well. But the beautiful thing is that after fighting is is just easy for them to kiss and make up. If they don't then that is perhaps one problem. But kids are just so easy to appease so they can always forgive and forget. You know what, based on my experience as a kid, fighting could not be avoided because kids don't know yet what is right and wrong. This is the reason why we parents should be guiding them and teaching them the right things. Of course, sometimes, it is disappointing to see that it seems they are not learning no matter how we tried to teach them no to do this and that but all our teachings are stored in their sub-conscious mind. Even our good examples will make a big impact in their lives. As they grow older, you will notice they will change for the better. For as long as they taught and trained the right way and good examples are shown by the parents and adults around them, there is no reason why they won't grow to be good children. Just be patient with them. Soon they will change.

I got a 12 year old, and a 6 year old. Both boys! And they do bicker quite a lot. And it also drives me nuts at times too. I've always resorted to the 5-minute hug as punishment for them. Sometimes 10-minutes if they did something bigger. Anyway, they almost always don't complete the time-punishment as they end up laughing and rolling on the floor together when they start doing something while being stuck to the other.

My parents finally was tired of us bickering all the time. They made us stand in the middle of the room and hug each other until we both apologized and told each other that we loved the other one. It took a few times of being bullheaded and having to stand there, but after a couple of times, if Mom even threatened, we ran our separate ways and found a way to get along.

My kids fought all the time....when all three of them were together.....but when one was missing it was pretty peaceful....they are all grown up now and are a tight knit group! They sometimes have a problem letting others into their conversations etc when they are together which isn't very often! I don't know how you can get them to stop. I never could!

Tr¥ to find a way to keep them separated as much as possible. They will grow up eventually. My children fought until the youngest became a teenager. For some reason, the fighting stopped then.

maybe what one person said about making them sit with noses together? i had no siblings but when i would argue with cousins my mom would make us hug each other and say sorry. that helped sometimes with my kids to. even tho they would still be mad sometimes they wouldnt fuss in front of me or where i could hear, as they didnt want to have to hug when they were mad!

I suppose it works differently for different people. I honstly do not know. My children non the farm were always busy and so much to do that there was rarely a quarrel. Then my daughter came so mnay years after the boys that she had no one to quarrel with really. The grands are another matter but they may squabble a bit then make up quickly. They mostly fight with me

I have not experienced this yet as a mother of 6 and 21 months girls but as a child before I have lots of moments of fighting with my younger sister. we just hate each other, well maybe jealousy is there and that was never addressed well by our parents so til now we are in thirties I would say we are still the very good err enemies.. What Im trying to say here is as the one of the once til now (perpetrator) of fights all I just wanted was to be asked why and what makes me so ill feeling with my sister. What I dont like , why I hate her so..and not always be spanked and scolded because I had fight with her. Tho maybe its different with your children..I hope grudges between them are not that serious and just in a normal level I say. I think siblings fight is but normal. All just needed is for a talk and listening. Children has emotional issues too that are should be dealt properly. And children are sometimes easier to manage by diplomatic way rather of spanking. You can beat them and for all they would care. Talk to them with love and understanding and youll see the difference. Good luck Mommy dorannmwin !

Hi, i don't have any experience of fighting children because I have only one son. Now he is 24 years old but when he was small there was always fighting between my son and his mom. But my sister's children always fight with each other and there is no solution to it. We can only shout at them or beat them. But I don't like to beat children. Fighting is part of their life which is very irritating part of our life. But after they grow up all is well.

It is very hard getting kids to get along sometimes. When my 3 three boys were younger I did the stand and face each other thing only I had them put their arms around each other and repeat " I am sorry and I love you" over and over to each other until they were laughing and getting along. They didn't fight much cuz I'd give them one warning and it was usually over because they didn't want to do this. Good luck!

1. Sit down and do something with them / keep them occupied 2. lock them in a room and tell them they can't come out until they figure it out 3. As them to give you the solution (and consequences) 4. Make them eat brussel sprouts Seriously, fighting is just a normal sibling thing, and I'm not sure you should try and stop it altogether. They need to work some things out themselves. But if it gets to the point where it's scary, hurtful, or just going on your last nerve, you might try #3. Sometimes involving the child in the solution works pretty well.

There were five of us growing up with our parents. I was the oldest and tried to keep the peace but to no avail. It is the hardest thing to do to keep brothers and sisters from fighting. With punishments and all it just never seem to work. I would just try to keep them away from each other once they get home from school. Let them do their homework in separate rooms and then if they start to fight after homework then put them to work in the house or yard separately.

Siblings will always fight. I think just try to keep them happy and busy will cut it down alot. Good luck to you.

Tell me about it- my sisters fight 24/7!