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I'm not a perfect mom, so no soap box here.

My response when they go after each other (which is rare) is to remind them of what they are to each other. "Hey, I gave you a best friend for life! What's going on?!!! You guys know better than this!" Once it was established that she scratched first, I'd have her apologize and assume she didn't do it on purpose. I probably would've followed up with a hearty "Stop running on the stairs!!"

If they were both being jerks about it and I couldn't get them to hug it out and remember who they are to each other, I may have sent them to bed without the treat of hanging out together and reading stories and all that. But, with reluctance and sadness, not rage. "If you guys can't figure it out, maybe you need time to yourselves."

FWIW, I don't tolerate fighting. I don't allow for it because it's normal or whatever. All they have is each other, so I shut that down HARD and give loads of praise around the positives they do for one another. We all draw a line on some issue, this one is mine.

As for her face, CVS has a scar cream that you'll have to apply for weeks, but it works wonders. I use it on my little one's knees all winter to repair the summer damage.

GL!! I figure the hard work you put in now will pay off when they're teens. I'd rather they conspire against me than work against each other. And they do---already at 5 and 7 also.

Maintaining that bond is really important to me.
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