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lkf041
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How do you get your kids to stop fighting...
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Yes, I know they are young but the constant pushing and screaming is making me nuts. I thought it was great that my DD started walking at 9.5 months, but now I feel like all I'm trying to do is keep her away from my DS. She just wants what he has and vice versa. DS pushes her all the time too, nothing gets through to him that he can't do that.
So far I've taken toys away that were causing fights, and DS has been punished by going in his crib for a few minutes. I'll raise my voice but he just doesn't quite get it yet. Any advice how you got through this phase?
DS- 11/08, DD1 - 05/10, DD2 - 11/11
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Re: How do you get your kids to stop fighting...
Same thing happended (still happens) with my boys as well. My younger one used to be pretty laid back, so if my older one took one of his toys it was never much of an issue. He would move along to something else. It made it hard to discipline my older one and tell him to give back the toy when my younger one didnt care and didnt want that toy anymore. Now that he is at the tantrum age, he puts up more of a fight. I just make my older one give it back, and if there is a tantrum I just let it happen. (And vice versa with my younger one).
As for the pushing...when my younger one started walking my older one would push him all.the.time. For no reason. I would put him in timeout, but that didnt work too well. What worked the best was taking away his blanket (he is very attached to it). I would take it away for a few minutes and then when he was calm we would talk about it and then I would give the blanket back. That helped some, but what really made a difference was around Christmas time when we told him that he had to stop pushing and being mean to his brother or else Santa wouldnt bring him any presents.
) I dont really think it was Santa that made a difference, I think it was just his age, he was getting older and able to understand more. He would tell me, "I didnt push Nolan today." And he was very proud of himself. Then it just became a non issue. He just stopped pushing him.
I am sorry I dont have too many great ideas...but I think with time it will stop. Good luck!!
hose them down.
wouldn't that be nice if that was okay, bet it would work! ;-)
Too Funny!