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Why Do Siblings Fight So Much? The Good News and the Bad News
...comment. An added benefit we’ve seen in our work with families is that siblings who battle more as children tend to be closer when they’re adults than siblings who avoided...
How to Not Take Sides When Siblings Fight
In our family, one of the realities we face is siblings who fight. I tend to want to stop my children’s rivalry in its tracks, but I have found that I sometimes...
How To Help Siblings Stop Fighting All the Time | Ep. 139
...stop siblings fighting all the time by building their understanding and value for one another ways to empower your kids to “make it right” with their own ideas the importance...
Ease the New Sibling Transition With Preparation & Loads of Grace
...Austin’s laugh, and Austin likes when Lynnea “shares knowledge that she knows.” Like all siblings, they are learning a lot about how to solve problems through their own regular conflict....
84 Ways to Serve as a Family
...attitude and value of service in the day-to-day? Listed below are lots of ideas, separated by category. Siblings serving each other My twin 4-year-olds pick out the baby’s outfit most...
Our Favorite Books and Parenting Resources
...When their hermit-like landlord announces he’s not renewing their lease right before Christmas, the siblings get together to change his mind. The result is both hilarious and heartwarming, as everyone...
Hitting & Biting: How the Right Consequence Might Be Simpler Than You Think
...natural if all your mama or papa bear instincts come out to protect their siblings. However, so often, when thinking about appropriate “consequences” for hitting, biting, and other aggressive behavior,...
Words that Hurt
In this Q & A, Jim and Lynne take 4 minutes to respond to a question from a mom and dad regarding their son’s hurtful words to his siblings. “Our...
An Appropriate “Punishment” for Name-Calling? It’s Not What You Think
Name-calling might be one of the most annoying (but also quite hurtful) phases some kids go through. Lynne still remembers the label “stupid” from a pair of her older siblings....
Tired of Sibling Fighting?
Parents of siblings… did you ever think it would be this hard? You imagined your kiddos as best friends, being there for each other throughout life, and always having each...