What is the best way to help control sibling rivalry in the Home?

Question

The boy is 14- years - old and his sister is 12-years-old and they are constantly fighting. For instance one says something that the other does not like, and then there is a massive blowup. Is there any way to diffuse the situation? I do send them to their rooms which does help.

Answer 1

I don't want to sound unconsiderate, but I totally hate it when my parents try to break up fights between me and my sister. The issue has nothing to do with them, so to me, it's actually none of their buisness.

It's not like me and her are going to kill each other, so I don't see what the point is in parents trying to stop the fight. If they don't like hearing the arguments, then they can just leave the room can't they?

It makes us want to fight even more when we get told to stop, so the best thing is to leave us alone and argue it out however we want, seeing as its our problem.

Answer 2

invest in a tazer

Answer 3

I don't know.... kill one of 'em?  Lock them in their rooms for a month, starve them into submission. Beat them mercilessly...

I've exhausted all the religious ways of punishing them - so try something new...  TALK to them like they were adults - they almost are anyway.

Answer 4

It's just how siblings normally act.  Me and my sister did the same thing when we were kids, just as long as they are friendly to each other most the time, they're fine.  My sister was most always my friend, that didn't mean we didn't have some knock-down drag-out fights.

Answer 5

let them battle it out physically

Answer 6

let em work it out

my mom always tried to stop us from fighting

that only made us wanna fight more

let em fight  for like 10 minutes

then im sure itll prolly be over by then

thats the way it is with my sister and i

Answer 7

water torture

Answer 8

They need to be taught respect, how to use their words, and basic self-control. Fix the problems, not the symptoms, if you ever want this to get better!

Answer 9

There still gonna hate eachother for now.