Anonymous wrote:Good lord... you’re setting your kids up for serious problems if they can’t handle some casual name calling between siblings. Do I love it? No. But, I’d rather my kids not have a meltdown at school if a friend casually calls them a name.
Anonymous wrote:I’m glad to hear it because recently my five year old has been saying my 3 year old is duuuuuuumb and she screams and I’m toying with letting them hash it out or intervene. I mean I say “don’t say that” but what else?
Anonymous wrote:I’m glad to hear it because recently my five year old has been saying my 3 year old is duuuuuuumb and she screams and I’m toying with letting them hash it out or intervene. I mean I say “don’t say that” but what else?
Anonymous wrote:OP here. I am sure they heard me say "shit", or their father who would call "a computer" a piece of shit of internet was slow. My 6 y.o. has anger issues so we stopped the physical part (he used to bang his head on something or hit himself out of anger), so I felt that calling his sibling stupid or dumb is the way he can release his anger without hitting himself
Anonymous wrote:OP here. I am sure they heard me say "shit", or their father who would call "a computer" a piece of shit of internet was slow. My 6 y.o. has anger issues so we stopped the physical part (he used to bang his head on something or hit himself out of anger), so I felt that calling his sibling stupid or dumb is the way he can release his anger without hitting himself
Anonymous wrote:If your kids called each other stupid, annoying, stinky, shit and other nasty names would you intervene and stop? Every time? Do you set a rule (I.e. no name calling or else you don't get X)?
We do not allow physical fighting / pushing ... do I also take away name calling? It especially affect the older child who cries and says it creates insecurities. Kids are 9 and 6. Please share what do you do?