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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I also have 3 kids, but the youngest is 2.5 and too young to fight/compete with the other 2. My older two fight sometimes, but definitely get along more and are in each other’s corners (ALWAYS). I don’t know if it will change since they are still young (6 and 8), but the only thing I can think of is that I punish both when they fight. I don’t care who is right and who is wrong. Occasionally, (if one hurts the other for example) I will ask the “aggressor” to apologize to the “victims”… but usually they are both somewhat guilty.

My kids also really like to play together… maybe because we don’t do too many play dates?
Maybe it will all change in a few years, but so far, my kids are definitely each other’s rocks [/quote]

Anecdotally when talking to people who are close with their siblings the most common thing I've heard (from parents who were successful at raising close siblings) is that the parents made the kids work it out amongst themselves and didn't get involved. Removes the parent are referee. [/quote]

I think this is a good point and this is mostly what I do. If they can’t agree on a movie, they don’t watch tv… I intervene only when it gets physical (very very rarely).

I would think that parents of 3 kids don’t really have time or want to discuss every little fight (I know I don’t).

I remember when my middle kid was 2 or so she would get very upset at us when we were reprimanding her older sibling. She always defended her sister no matter what and they still defend each other among their friends or at the playground…[/quote]

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