Sibling rivalry

[golden_faile]

--- In HPFGU-OTChatter at yahoogroups.com, "pippin_999" <foxmoth at q...> 
wrote:
> --- In HPFGU-OTChatter at yahoogroups.com, "dradamsapple" 
> <dradamsapple at y...> wrote:
> > HELP!!!!
> > 
> > Forgive the OT-ness of this post, but I'm at my wits end.
> > The fighting between my three offspring has reached an all 
> time 
> > high.
> > As an only child, I know not of fighting amongst my blood 
> >relatives.And I don't know what to do.  My DH, who has two 
> >sisters, just laughs  at me.
> 
> Pippin is right to an extent( forgive me Pip) But I understand 
where you are. I was an only child. And I for sure thought that there 
was something wrong with my children, for all of their squabbling! 
There is really nothing that you can do. They are going to fight. 
Just make sure that you lay the guidelines (they must have some basic 
respect for each other... no name calling, no being physical) and let 
them go. Every once in awhile they will step over these boundaries, 
but so long as they know that this is serious and punishable, they 
should be okay. Then just steel yourself against the shreiks and 
screams because they ARE going to bicker. Hope I helped.

Laila