My 3 girls are driving me nuts! They are ages 6,8 and 10,and all they do from the second they walk in the door from school is fight. I am getting to where I dread seeing them. Alot of the times I don't know who started it and they all blame each other. How do you deal with this? I have tried everything. Seems like its just getting worse. My husband is deployed,and I am raising them as a single mom would right now.When I try to read to them,they fight over who turns the page. The last fight was "The bug bit me..No it didn't...it bit me!!"
I mean come on..I need a break! lol! Any advice?
2006-10-04 11:59:28 · 8 answers · asked by Holly 3 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Parenting
I spank them,and they are in Soccer,cheer,and baseball....we have to much to do!
2006-10-04 12:06:52 · update #1
I don't have mutiple children yet, but if I did here's how I think I would handle the situation. I would set aside the time after school when they come home where they ALL sit in different areas of the house and have 30 minuets of quiet time....reading a book, doing homework or pleying with blocks or something. Afterwards, the moment that they all start bickering again, start taking away privledges one by one TV time, game time and replace them with chores around the house (pulling weeds, dusting, scrubbing bathtubs etc etc...) and stick to your guns, don't waver so that they know that mom means business!!! I am a single parent so I know how hard things can be. Good luck!
2006-10-04 12:55:29 · answer #1 · answered by Easter Bunny 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i have two children, one of each, and they don't really fight, but they pick and squeal at each other until i want to scream. often, the best way to solve things is to seperate them. if that's not possible, and i can see how it might not be with three girls and just you, set a rule, like when you are cooking in the kitchen, you should not be able to hear them bickering, with the punishment for any of the three breaking this rule being given to all three. be clear that it doesn't matter who started what, if it gets to the point where you need to intervene, due to violence or noise level (noise level being what makes me insane), they all get a time out, or lose a privilege. and be consistent in whatever you decide, they aren't going to be good right away, you just have to stick with it. good luck!
2006-10-04 19:17:32 · answer #2 · answered by Renee B 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
my boys r 9 and 7 and they r the same way when they fight i seperate them (time out) and after 10 mins i ask one at a time what happened they blame the other and i make them sit in time out until they get the story straight with no lies
2006-10-04 19:04:10 · answer #3 · answered by jennifer b 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
That happened to me years ago with my two boys. I came home from work (yes, I was a single mom) and they started in -- I blew a cork!!! I LOUDLY told them to knock it off, etc, etc. They did not know how their fighting affected me -- bet your girls don't either. It's time for a sit down / come to Jesus meeting with you four. Good luck.
2006-10-04 19:06:06 · answer #4 · answered by GP 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i completely understand i have 3 lil kids and they are always at each other so what i do when they fight is put them in seperate rooms and make them play by themself..ur the mom u run the show..make them see they need each other so make them spend time alone and when they are around each other maybe they will not fight if they keep on u get on their tails..TAKE CONTROL..
2006-10-04 19:04:45 · answer #5 · answered by Kizz muh Sweet Cheekz 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Send them to Karate or get them involed in other activities. It sounds like they do not have enough to do.
2006-10-04 19:02:21 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Tell them to go outside because you don't want any blood on the carpet.
2006-10-04 19:00:53 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
smack them
2006-10-04 19:01:17 · answer #8 · answered by labonitameli 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋