impossible to have a "quiet morning at home" because of sibling fighting?
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Anonymous
| Anyone else feel this way? I hear other people say they're going to have a quiet day at home - if we try to spend more than 2 hours at home max my 5 and 7 year old can not give it a rest with annoying each other and fighting. they're much better separated |
Anonymous
| Can you just separate them? My two are also when more chaotic (fighting or playing) in combination so if I want to rest, I send them to separate rooms to quietly amuse themselves. |
Anonymous
| We have this problem a lot. I feel like our days go better when we have morning activities. I also hear other people talk about how nice it is to be lazy on a Saturday morning and have no where to go…. this hasn’t been true for us! |
Anonymous
| This isn't us either. My kids can play together for a whole day at home/yard There will be some parts where they annoy each other but for the most part they are very good together 5 and 8 year old girls. I specifically dont like to sign up for any sunday activities to give them this chance to just hang out and create their own games. |
Anonymous
| Depends on the weekend. Sometimes they play very nicely, but sometimes it is non stop fighting. I have three kids (5,7,9) |
Anonymous
Having girls must be nice. We have boys and they play fight all the time. It’s playing but it’s annoying to me. OP, have them go to separate rooms and see a time for when they can come out. |
Anonymous
| Just put them on two different screens. |
Anonymous
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Can you sort of do half and half? Like do a swim lesson on the early side and then come home and do quiet morning -- the activity and socializing of something like swim might chill them out enough to relax and not fight after that.
What do they fight over? Is it just pestering each other and then getting into back and forth, or is there some more concrete source of conflict that could be addressed (i.e. fighting over access to an iPad, younger kid annoying older kid who wants to read, older kid getting bossy or demanding with younger kid, etc.)? To some extent this is just a function of parenting siblings and maybe it's an opportunity to work through some specific conflict and teach them some skills that will make all your lives easier in the future (even though it's more work now). |
Anonymous
| It’s their ages op. It should get better at some point (unless you’re unlucky). |
Anonymous
I know plenty of girl siblings who fight nonstop. PP just has kids who get along with each other better. It's not a gender thing, it's personality and age difference and, to some extent, teaching them how to not be in conflict all the time. |
Anonymous
No thanks. I’d rather hear normal Healthy arguing and conversation than two zombied out kids who can only self regulate through an ipad!! |
Anonymous
Is this Op? If so, then what exactly is the problem? |
Anonymous
| They're still young. My 8 and 10 year old play together for hours in the morning. |
Anonymous
| My kids fight a lot when competing for adult attention, but if I tell them to go away/leave the adults alone, they usually get along better. |
Anonymous
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They're bored and agitate more easily.
What did you expect from stir crazy young kids after 2+ hours in the house?...especially in the AM when they're energized and fresh from sleeping . |