[ky*cal]

Hi all..i know siblings fight..but be honest how often do ur kids fight with each other? Mine fight, argue, tease, bully..u name it they do it..honestly i reckon mine fight 80-90% of the time and only playing nicely together for 10-20% of the day..each day! Are yours the same?

[Escapin]

My sister and I fought ALL the time as kids. We are 3 years apart. We used to kick each other under the dining room table so much that mum and dad put us at the head and foot of the table to keep us apart. We still sit like that when at their place. Now we're great friends, but that didn't happen until we were both in our 20s.

[Leha]

Yep that is exactly like mine. Drives me nuts. I have to go out every morn g and afternoon even if it's just a run up the shops. But the funny thing is, that my youngest is the trouble maker. He bully's and picks on his sister constanly. Feel really sorry for her some days.

[Aribika]

We used to kick each other under the dining room table so much that mum and dad put us at the head and foot of the table to keep us apart.

We do this with our boys too.

It seems like mine disagree constantly just to varying degrees. ie it goes from a civil discussion of differing views to an all in wrestle fight where the younger one uses nasty tactics like scratching.

They do play really well together sometimes as well but this is usually only when Ds2 is happy to do what he is told by Ds1.

Lorraine

[nikki44]

Our oldest girls are 6 and 4. How much they fight just depends on what kind of phase they are in.

For example the last few days they have been playing really well together, only fighting once or twice. Sometimes however it feels like that's all they do. The two week school holidays just passed for example they fought nearly ALL the time, or at least whenever I didn't keep them separate. It was horrible. I hate it when they're like that. It's so draining for everyone. And it's always over really petty stuff of course which drives me mad!

[pinkplane]

Mine go throughout different stages as well. I have to say the past 4-6 months though they have been getting along really well.
My oldest is 9 and youngest almost 5 so sometimes that age gap creates a bit of drama, in terms of the younger one not being able to understand or comprehend what the older one wants her to do in a particular game!
Other than that, they have their silly little arguments, 'she said this, she said that' but overall they are pretty good friends now. I wouldn't have said that a year ago though, all the seemed to do back then was pick at each other and argue over the slightest little thing, it drove me NUTS!

[FoxyRetro*Gal]

We've got 3 girls close together in age (3 born within 4 years) and yes they fight. Sometimes they get along beautifully, other days they brawl. I separate them if it starts going down a certain path, this is usually enough to change the vibe. I found out last week they have been playing together at school can't hate each other too much!

[baddmammajamma]

Mine are almost 7 and almost 5...and only RECENTLY has the love : hate ratio moved to above 1!

They often play beautifully together, and just as I am having one of those heartfelt "So glad I had two children" moments, one bashes the other...

[bakesgirls]

My older two (10 and 3 almost 4) go through stages where they get along really well. Then some days they carry on like they hate each other. The fighting I can deal with, it's the screaming like banshees at one another and all the dobbing on each other that does my head in. That happens at least a couple of times a day.

I also find that my oldest bullies my middle one when she thinks we're not watching or listening. Then she acts supised and all innocent when we pull her up for it.

[1/2aDozen]

I have six. Certain ones get along better than others but they are all capable of fighting. Some more than others. So far the 9month old hasn't joined in.

It is so wearing. I get so sick of being a referee. Then again they can be the very best of friends.

Such a parenting challenge.