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  • Sons: Ages 12, 9 & 6
  • Work part-time outside home
Fighting
albadopaza - August 17, 2008
Do you ever have those days when all your boys want to do is fight? Today we went out for our last summer hurrah before school starts (see attached photo!). Although we did have a great day, it felt like every little thing was setting them off. What do you do to stop the battling?
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  • Sons: Ages 26 & 22
  • New Jersey
  • Work full-time outside home
Pnkrosbsh - May 28, 2009
oh my gosh when my boys were young..they are in their 20's now..they would fight over everything! they are 4 years apart but that didnt matter and they would actually get physical..i would tell them that that was it that they didnt have a brother anymore and not to even talk or have eye contact with the other..that usually got them to stop because they only have each other..and at times if it was bad enough i would have to ground them..they are now 25 & 21 and the best of friends..go figure
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  • Son: Age 9
  • Daughter: Age 7
  • Work full-time outside home
LeslieLashelleSmith - March 24, 2009
How old are they? I have an 8 yr old son and a 7 yr old daughter. The worst is in the morning when I have them all ready for school, but I'm struggling to get myself ready...in the midst of it all they start the arguing. I tried time outs, that didn't work. Then I tried having them write "I will not argue with my sister" or brother, it not only works, it also improves their penmanship.
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  • Son: Age 4
  • Illinois
  • Work full-time outside home
KendraRae10 - August 27, 2008
I have yet to figure out how to handle the fighting. My son and nephew are together a lot and only 9 months apart. They are at each other all the time! Hitting, taking toys, yelling....I get so mad I just want to scream! (and do some times) They are 2 and 3, so at that testing stage anyway.....don't know how to make them stop!
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  • Sons: Ages 6 & 5
  • Work full-time outside home
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mrsdcaban - August 18, 2008
Scream! But that doesn't usually work...lol
I have to do what mommytoBlake does and separate them. Most of the time they want to play with each other badly enough that they stop fighting. For a little while anyway.
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  • Sons: Ages 15 & 4
  • Texas
  • Stay at home
mommytoBlake - August 18, 2008
Nice photo of your boys! I know what you mean about the fighting. Some days I want to pull my hair out! There is such a huge age difference between my boys(10 years), that I usually have to just separate them. Usually it's my 3 year old that's the trouble maker. He likes to get into big brothers' things.
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