Sibling Rivalry

I recommend you to teach your children about family love. The bond of love even closer than any friendship in this world is blood family. Sometimes, if the younger one doesnt deal with rough times like this during his childhood, he would never know how to react to a younger person in his future. What doesnt kill him will only make him stronger.

It could be a lot of things, are they trying to get your attention? Maybe have one of them help you cook dinner, while the other plays in thier room. (switch off every night), Are they bored? Set up a pre-planned activity for them to do together, like a puzzle, or a video game. Are they sick of each other? Maybe they are spending a little too much time together? Do they share a room and never get time alone. Everyone needs alone time sometimes, Set them up in seperate rooms to play alone for awhile, so you can have some peace and quiet. If all of those fail, set up a punishment. Talk to them about it before hand, A good idea for this age, is, They are allowed 3 hours (or how many you allow) of screen time a day (tv, internet and video games, whichever they choose as long as it doesn't go over 3 hours) every time you have to intervene with one of thier arguments, they both lose a 1/2 an hour (or hour if you want to be more strict) Eventually they'll start to respond to each other in a different way, because Internet and video games are usually important to kids this age. (if it's not, find something that is) Good luck!

My boys have always been the same way. They are also two years apart. I have tried nearly everything I can think of as well, and some of the things suggested above are good advice. What I usually end up doing is separating them and only allowing them in the same room when I am there with them.

My sister and I were the same way. My mum used to just split us up. And not just for a few minutes, we actually had a rule we couldn't be in the same room together unless my mum was there, heh. I don't know if that helps any, but it worked for us!

I,m also a new user to mylot. I have two kids, a2 year old and a 4 year old. They also used to fight and scream. But when my husbund gone back to his working place abroad I told my elder one that you are responsible and you must take care about your younger brother. When Isaw them fighting again I gave both of them equal penalties. After that I can find out a little change in them. Just study your babies character and then you can use their week points to make them understand what you are telling.

Sounds too simple, give them sepate places and separate friends and separate things to do. Basically keep them separated. I have an 18 and 16 yr old. It was a deathmatch until they got separate lives.