Anonymous wrote:It will peak when they are 15, 14 and 11. By that point all three kids will be in puberty. One will also be making the stressful transition to high school, and one will be making the stressful transition to middle school. Plus none of them will be able to drive, so they will be home more and squabbling in the car too.

I predict that 10 years from now, some bot from Russia (? maybe the bots will have emigrated by then ?) will bring this back as a zombie thread and you will read it, and laugh at the optimism with which you wrote it.

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It will peak when they are 15, 14 and 11. By that point all three kids will be in puberty. One will also be making the stressful transition to high school, and one will be making the stressful transition to middle school. Plus none of them will be able to drive, so they will be home more and squabbling in the car too.

I predict that 10 years from now, some bot from Russia (? maybe the bots will have emigrated by then ?) will bring this back as a zombie thread and you will read it, and laugh at the optimism with which you wrote it.

Anonymous wrote:I have a DD 5, DS 4 and DD 1. They are sweet and good kids generally, and do love each other very much. The petty squabbling is killing me though. I'm an only child and just have a low tolerance for this/don't know how to handle it. It's not big fights- they're rarely physical with each other and don't say mean things. It's just dumb bickering all day long. Any tips? When does it get better?

Never, I'm old and still squabbling to some degree. My kids argue all the time.

The bickering and picking on each other, about 18 and then they go away for college.

Anonymous wrote:I feel you. I have 6, 4, and 2. I turn my back to p**p or shower or do *anything* and I have about 5 seconds before someone is crying, shouting, or causing some kind of chaos. It's tough.

Similar ages- 5, 3, 1. It’s brutal. Someone is always getting hurt. It’s all fun and games until it’s not. And now there’s lying and antagonizing to liven things up. I feel like I yell all the time.

I have a sister close in age and kids close in age. It doesn’t mean anything. Don’t let them make it your problem but assume they so do it forever and just ignore. If my kids (2 and 4) are fighting over a toy and can’t be reasonable about sharing I take the toy and put it out of their reach. Suddenly they remember how to share their other toys.

We don't have any in our household but I had kids very far apart do that helps

I think 48? But I'm still tracking it...

Mine are 11 and 8 and we have reached peak squabbling. It’s unbearable. I know it’ll pale in comparison to the coming years but it’s really tough right now. And it’s only day 3 of summer break!

I was going to say 48

I feel you. I have 6, 4, and 2. I turn my back to p**p or shower or do *anything* and I have about 5 seconds before someone is crying, shouting, or causing some kind of chaos. It's tough.

Anonymous wrote:I have a DD 5, DS 4 and DD 1. They are sweet and good kids generally, and do love each other very much. The petty squabbling is killing me though. I'm an only child and just have a low tolerance for this/don't know how to handle it. It's not big fights- they're rarely physical with each other and don't say mean things. It's just dumb bickering all day long. Any tips? When does it get better?

never really. You got to get tougher skin. They are practicing working with people out in the world

50's

My brother and I were both living at home at 22 and 24 and had drag out screaming physical fights.

I have a DD 5, DS 4 and DD 1. They are sweet and good kids generally, and do love each other very much. The petty squabbling is killing me though. I'm an only child and just have a low tolerance for this/don't know how to handle it. It's not big fights- they're rarely physical with each other and don't say mean things. It's just dumb bickering all day long. Any tips? When does it get better?