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[quote=Anonymous]OK, I'm going to dissent here. I grew up with two siblings and parents who couldn't be bothered with us, either. They would buy a certain number of sodas and treats each week and tell us how many we were allowed to have. Every week my brother would steal mine. I would ask my parents for help, they didn't want to deal with it. I would ask him to stop and try to solve it on my own, but there really wasn't anything I could do (I even tried hiding things in my room once and he complained, that I had hidden to food he wanted to steal, and then I got in trouble.)

My sister use to take my clothes that I paid for and then lie about it, then hit me when I tried to find my things in her room (she confessed years later that she had even thrown some things away, just to be mean to me). Again, I asked my parents for help and they didn't want to deal with it. I eventually bought a lock for my closet door and got in trouble for installing it, but because my parents were so passive beyond telling us to shut up, they never took the lock off so I used it.

So, my advice, don't be lazy, OP. Your kids are having a conflict they are having trouble solving on their own. Sit down with them and help them. Ask them what it will take. No more snacks? limits on snacks? Separate bins for snacks? More snacks? Make a plan and let them try it out. If one of them is following the rules and the other is not, parent that child. Don't make it your other kid's problem. [/quote]

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