Having children is wonderful and sometimes they can really damage your sanity and composure.
I bet you thought that sibling fights and rivalry belonged to other people didn’t you? That was until your children decided to start on each other, verbally and/or physically. You love them both and get along with them individually. When the two of them are together though that’s a whole different scenario. The levels of stress in you and your household go up astronomically.
“The fighting drives me up the wall.”
“The vicious comments are so nasty.”
The worst of sibling rivalry is that it can seriously demoralise parents and children alike.
Looking on the positive side about sibling rivalry – it could be that they become tougher and more resilient. From all the fighting with each other they could develop speed and quick responses. From the verbal sparring they could learn the difference between nasty, spiteful comments and clever, thoughtful and positive words.
What do you do that helps you?