Help me.

@zalilame (880)
Malaysia
August 6, 2011 10:40pm CST
I love my kids very much but they keep fighting over things. My younger son always wants what his older brother have. His brother doesn't want to let go and resulted in them fighting. I pity my older son since I kept asking him to tolerate his brother. What should I do? I am in dead end. I don't want this situation to go on.
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@xuyxuy (432)
• Philippines
7 Aug 11
I think its pretty normal to have kids like that. My kids sometimes fight but I don't ask the older to tolerate what the younger one did. Whoever made the mistake should know that he did something wrong so that he would be corrected. Because tolerating one kid would result to favoring him more and this is not good. As a kid, if they did something wrong which a parent can tell, he must be corrected as early as now.
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@zalilame (880)
• Malaysia
7 Aug 11
I thought about that. But I was not calm I did not know how to take control of the situation. But luckily I saw Nanny 911 last night and the one in the show had similar problems with me. What she did was she had a time out zone. When her kid did something wrong the kid had to stay in the time out zone within time limit. it seems to work with her. I am trying it today.
@kingparker (9673)
• United States
7 Aug 11
I think it will be normal for every family who has more than one kids. They always fight, and they always want what other people wants. The best solution, when one of them getting tired of playing that toy, let the another one has if it still in good condition. Otherwise, you might have to spend extra money to buy one extra.
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@zalilame (880)
• Malaysia
7 Aug 11
I agree with you. But sometimes I stressed out on this matter. Now I have lack of sleep and sleep around 4 hours a day.
@salonga (27775)
• Philippines
10 Aug 11
Happy Together - Kids Enjoying Each Other
Oh dear you are not the only one in that kind of situation. Siblings do really fight and it is very seldom to see siblings who don't fight. However if they fight so often that really is a problem. I believe the older brother should really give way but never to tolerate. If the younger one is already getting too spoiled then he should be admonished or even spanking if needful. A child should be disciplined as early as he necessary. The younger one should be told what is wrong and what is right and most of old he should know how to respect his older brother and learn to obey you as his parent. Your children should rather enjoy each others company instead of just mostly fighting over a thing.
@vanila (491)
• Israel
9 Aug 11
It is strange, usually the big brother is jealous of the yongest because he got used to get all the attention to himself, but here it is normal too because it is not jealousy, he is just want to be like his big brother I suppose. the solution is to bring to the oldest what you want to bring to the youngest and to the youngest what you want to bring to the oldest :) but seriously - you can buy them almost the same things, like similar cloths or food, etc`.
• China
7 Aug 11
It seems that your two sons are about the same age,the older brother is not old enough to tolerate his brother.In the eyes of you,the older brother should know better than to fight with his brother,but he is a child after all.You have no choice but to patiently get them round .
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• China
8 Aug 11
This situation remind of my son and my niece,both of them are the same age,and grew up toghther,they also quarrel with each other about little things,most is for toys,so we always buy the same toys give them a one,from style to color are exactly the same, they had no choice and play very happy.children so it may be.I suggest you try to be fair,this fair is in the eyes of a child ,that is ,one has what the other must also have ,so you need more patience,which is a child's growth process,when they grow up ,this may be the good memories of their childhood.
@CTHanum (8234)
• Malaysia
7 Aug 11
My sister's children are always like that. Since my sister is a single parent she can't managed and controlled the children in most of the time. But when they are here in my mom's home, the kids want it or not they need to behaved themselves. Yeah, they can laugh and chat with their aunts and uncle here but whenever they do wrong they will get something from us....(^^)I watched nanny 911 too and I have even watched it with my niece and nephews sometimes and do you know what they say? That way is not practical to them.Haha....we raised them to be just so-so. They know how to be good and they know what is bad. When they makes troubles for me they just want to play with people around and try to get others attention.
@xuyxuy (432)
• Philippines
7 Aug 11
I think its pretty normal to have kids like that. My kids sometimes fight but I don't ask the older to tolerate what the younger one. Whoever made the mistake should know that he did something wrong so that he would be corrected. Because tolerating one kid would result to favoring him more and this is not good.