How do I get my kids to quit fighting?

Question

2 girls a 9 year old and an 11 year old. They won't stop beating the c**p out of each other and I am at my witts end, anybody have any suggestions?

Answer 1

my brother and I used to fight all the time and my mom did nothing. Holy c**p, it sounds like child abuse but it works! My brother and I now have an awesome friendship and we love spending time together. Siblings will fight, it's a fact of life. good luck =)

Answer 2

lock them all in the same room.lol make sure they dont kill each other..

Answer 3

Bribe them. Tell them you'll give them a dollar each day they behave and take away a dollar every time during the day they don't. Remind them that if they are good for a whole month that they can earn 30 dollars.

Answer 4

You could get them in trouble and not let them do nothing for a hour that works a lot......

Answer 5

Every time they fight put them in time out in the corner... with their hands on their heads... *they will feel stupid and wonder why your treating them like babies... this is where you reply "if your going to act like a 2 year old from now on i will treat you that way" If they refuse .. pretend to call the police and tell your girls to go pack their bags.. you have had enough.. My father did this to me... it worked wonders... i look back and laugh about it now.

With what the first person said.. i wouldn't let them not do nothing.. i would give them extra chores for punishment... Especially if you have warned them to stop.. when it comes to extra chores.. give them seperate things on different sides of the house so they can't bully each other.. One fold clothes, the other sweep the kitchen... then every other fight after that... give them another chore.. i think kids hate doing things.. so they'll stop fighting especially once they realise they're not out of trouble until they complete their chore..

Answer 6

be a parent

Answer 7

Have a chat with them. Tell them what will happen in the future if they won't stop fighting. Try a "mini" intervention. Ask them each "Do you love your sister?" Next time maybe set some rules like if you guys fight, you'll have to be grounded. You have to becarful when they're fighting you never know, they might fight more worse at school.

Answer 8

you could tell them if they can be good at the end of the week tehy get a reward.  if they are bad put them in time out for how ever years old they are so if one is 11 she gets time out for 11 munutes times 2 so 22 minutes and at the end of their punnishment make them appoligise to one another.