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[quote=Anonymous]My kids are 3.5 and 5.5 and they fight nonstop. For instance I ask what playground we should go to. They both immediately think of what playground the other hates the most, and they’ll pick that one. Which causes both of them to tantrum and whine. (Playground is just an example. Everything is like this!!) they’re both convinced I play favorites. I try to switch off who gets to choose, but that goes horribly too. The one who doesn’t like the activity is exceptionally grumpy and makes it miserable.

I’ve always done 123 magic, lots of talking about what we’re doing beforehand. And my younger kid likes options before they feel comfortable. I do “time ins” where I take them aside and discuss the grumpiness. But nothing is working.

Recently I’ve taken a hard core stance- fine no playground at all since you couldn’t agree. But then they just make my life miserable and I feel punished because the playground would have let out energy and given me a break.

Heeelllppp. What am I doing wrong? [/quote]

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