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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I find when my kids have been in a whirl of school and activities that they forget how to have big chunks of time (more than ~2-3 hours) with each other. It takes a while. So if you've been doing after school stuff plus school and suddenly your kids have a weekend trapped inside together, they might not remember some of the skills they need to deal with each other peacefully. But the skills always come back.[/quote]

Yes I agree with this.  But it's still good to find ways to get them out of the house and apart here or there.  Like I'll take one kid to the library and then later the other kid will run to Target with me.  I usually make up reasons why they need to come.  Sometimes the reason is just "you need to get out of the house".

Also once I realized all the outdoor sports would be canceled, we rustled up playdates.  At least that way there were kids outside of the sibling dynamic for a few hours.  By Sunday my kids were playing pretty well together for the morning, but I knew in the afternoon they'd be apart (one had a party).  We did a family movie after lunch to break up the day a bit.[/quote]

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