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- Situation -"It is not!" "Is so!" The words echoed down the hallway.
My neighbor walked into the kitchen. "What is going on?" she asked.
"The usual. I think they're fighting over whose turn it is to pick a television program. I can't decide if I should go in and unplug the set or get myself earplugs. They've been at it all afternoon and I'm worn out!"
Does this sound familiar? Could it be your house? What do you do when your children fight?
- Solution -
Choose Me
Why do brothers and sisters fight? I want mom or dad to love me best. That is part of it. Each of us wants to hold the cherished spotlight. It also takes considerable skill to live with other people, and children are learning those skills. Here is how it works.
Perspective is Everything
We see things from different vantage points. On a trip to California, our family stayed at my brother's house. One of our children slept on the top bunk in the blue-painted bedroom; the other on the sofa in the family room. From the perspective of the child on the bunk: "My brother got to sleep on the sofa, and mom made his bed for him ...