Give Sibling Rivalry The Heave Ho!
Aug 10, 2015

The summer holidays can be pretty wearing if your children continually bicker and argue with each other. Here are some great ways you can nip sibling rivalry in the bud and reclaim a more peaceful holiday season!

Assess The Situation
Sibling rivalry is very common amongst lots of families and it can be triggered for different reasons. It may be that one child is louder or that you discipline a certain child more regularly. It could be that they’ve spent too much time indoors or they need a structured routine with tighter boundaries. If you take some time out to identify the cause of the rivalry, you stand a better chance of improving the situation.

Keep Talking
Ignoring or avoiding a conversation won’t help to improve your situation. Talk to your children individually and collectively to find out what is causing the discontent. Ask them how their arguments and rivalry make them feel, and explain to them how it impacts you. Create an open, honest dialogue and try to find some resolutions together. Creating some ground rules collectively is a good way to get them to agree to living in a more harmonious environment.

Listen
Although you might feel like screaming at your children when they are mid argument, try to diffuse the situation by encouraging them to resolve it. Ask them to calmly explain why they feel so upset so you can all discuss it rationally and fairly. Show all sides that you understand why they feel like they do and then start working on a constructive resolution.

Offer Alternatives
Everyone wants their children to be best friends but this isn’t always possible and it’s okay to encourage a bit of separation. If one wants to watch television whilst the other wants to read, ask them to sit in separate rooms so they can both concentrate on their own activities. Encourage them to make the right choices so you’re not always coming to the rescue.

Stick At It
Relationships can take time to nurture so don’t think a peaceful atmosphere will appear instantly! Help your children to improve their relationships by instilling and reinforcing values such as love, respect and honesty. Only by setting examples and offering encouragement will you begin to improve your situation and enjoy your quality holiday time!

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