We’re lucky with a pair of teen and tween daughters who, for 97% of the time, adore each other still but not all teenage sibling relationships are this smooth, but some other parents have to deal with constant fights, for those who do not what to do with their kids, you can have a look at mamonlineshop is a site that has a lot of helpful information for parents.
Here’s the Life of Dad community’s response to managing teens who battle often.
How To Manage Battling Teenage Siblings
Posted by Life of Dad on Friday, November 10, 2017
Nate Edwards: Give them table legs and lock them in a padded room. Survival of the fittest. It’s time we started putting our efforts only in the best of the best.
Keith Foxall: Join the club. My boy is 19. My daughter 17.. Leave them alone and it’s World War 3. But it’s a great sound. I love hearing them argue because it means they’re still friends.
Luke Doran: Me and my little brother used to physically fight from time to time and dad used to watch/referee to make sure it didn’t get too out of hand. It was always a big help.
Chris Gauntlett: I would get them out of the house and away from familiar things and have a sort of intervention. They need to see the bigger picture. “Okay you two – you’re not getting along. It isn’t all about you did this and (s)he did that. It’s about the fact that you’re siblings and the majority of siblings do fight from time to time. It’s normal.
Andrés José D’Angelo Rodríguez: Let them argue and even fight. It’s really really good for them. By arguing with someone who they love, they are constraint to agree from time to time.
Please don’t try to be on one side or the other, just let them argue with some rules, the less, the better. Family is the school of humanity, and the have to learn to cope with each other inside your family. It’s healthy and convenient for them to learn to fight fair and solve their problems by themselves.
Tony Carnevale: They have to fight that’s what’s gonna strengthen their bond.
If blood is drawn then intervene.
Kylenn Petersen: Let them fight. And from time to time make them do team building days and take them to the places that offer those activities.
Nick Lucas: Don’t think so deeply about it. It seems when you say it breaks your heart that you are placing some deeper meaning behind the arguing. As a former little sibling that use to pester the crap out of my brother, it’s completely topical and when push comes to shove your kids, like my brother and I will have each others backs. Now we are both adults and have a great relationship. If they are being disrespectful of each other have a discussion, but they will grow out of it.
Rosalyn Wild: Me and my brother were like this. From when I can remember we never got on! It got to the point where we weren’t aloud out together unless my dad was with us. Nothing anyone said or did helped us to get on. I know this will give you no comfort but it’s the truth. All I can say is they will start to get on in a couple of years. Me and my brother get on really well now. We still have our hiccups but as harsh as it sounds just let them be.
Christopher Stevenson: My brother once kicked me in the face for unplugging his video game while he was playing, and now he’s my best friend (excluding my wife of course) and I wouldn’t change our relationship for the world. As long as nothing gets broken, they’ll work it out.
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