My 8 year old and 5 year old fight constantly how do I stop them?

Question

My 8 year old and 5 year old fight constantly how do I stop them?

Answer 1

It's sibling rivalry and it doesn't stop until they are out of the house.  My mom used to hand us the first aid kit, tell us to go outside because she didn't want any blood on the carpet.

Answer 2

Get used to it. If you're constantly having to break up small physical fights, just stop. Let them solve their own problems. Only step in when the fight could cause more than just a black eye or a busted lip. Also, you could try finding or making a kiddie obstacle course that forces them to interact and work together. Other than that, siblings are going to fight.

Answer 3

Spank them

Answer 4

beat their a$$ & i kno that they'll stop

Answer 5

Spank em

Answer 6

Don't. Let them. They'll grow out of it and be stronger for it.

Answer 7

By separating them, they need time apart.

Answer 8

just threaten to ban them from somet they rly like (eg if they like computer tel them that if they dont stop they cant go on for a week or somet lyk that)

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Answer 9

Time out time...

Answer 10

well tell me wat they love to do

Answer 11

First of all, take them away from eachother. put them in separate rooms, and take away ALL of their toys, and priveliges (TV, computer, dolls, board games, video games, and anything else they like to play with.) Make sure that whatever room they are in, they are with NO ONE ELSE, and have no toys, or anything to amuse themselves. Give them each a week grounding. (more or less, depending on how bad the fight was) Give them daily chores to do, keep them busy. (cleaning messes they make, clean room, etc..) Try to supervise them for almost everything they do for now on, if you can. They don't like it? Too bad. This is what will happen when they fight and disobey you. Take away priveliges, such as going to the movies, park, friends and any other places they like to go. Make sure they understand why this is happening. If they manage one whole week of good behavior, give each of them back one toy, and take them out somewhere fun, like the park. If these methods are not working with either both kids or one, then you need to take the punishments to a serious level. You gave them time to make up, and move on, and they didnt take it. Now theres going to be worse punishments. If one or both of them is still acting up after a good week or two of this, then take him/her up to his room IMMEDIATELY, not ten minutes after he acts up. Give him a spanking (ALONE, not with someone watching. Make sure its somewhere private where no one can eavesdrop or watch) and leave him in his room alone for 10 or 15 minutes. If hes screaming or crying, ignore him and shut the door. Make sure he has no toys, or anything to amuse him up there. This is not time for him to play, it's time for him to cool off. Come up in 10 or 15 minutes and explain to him what he or she did to deserve their spanking. Tell them what they need to do in the future to avoid this happening again. Tell them that they are old enough, and that for now on, when they act up, they WILL be getting a spanking. Give him a 2 day grounding filled with chores and no toys. Take control, you are their mother, not their friend. They need to know this. Hope this helps!

Answer 12

It is a fairly normal thing especially if they are both boys. Whenever they fight just take away something and send them to time out. There isn't much that you can do eventhough Supernanny says otherwise.