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Sibling Bickering

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Happymom
Member

01-20-2003

Monday, April 11, 2005 - 10:18 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I just read a book called "Mom, Jason's Breathing on Me!" It is subtitled "The Solution to Sibling Bickering." The author is Anthony E. Wolf, Ph.D.

Great book! It was a quick read and very funny and true to life. (I read it in bits and pieces over a few days.) I wish I'd read it years ago. Well, actually my kids got along pretty well mostly. My two younger daughters (8 and 11)have been bickering like crazy for the last few mos. But I still wish I would have always used his recommended techniques.

He has 3 rules: Unless there is a possibility of physical harm to one of the kids...Don't take sides, Act Fast or not at all, Don't listen (Tell the child you don't want to hear about it in a nice way like "Gee, that sounds like a problem." or "Would you like a hug.")

I have usually let them work it out a lot. But I have done my share of intervening too. Now, I realize I don't have to intervene unless it is to separate them because they are bugging me. I can show them that I am available only for sympathy and love and not available to take sides or solve their problems even if they are breaking each others stuff.

His words made a lot of sense to me. I really enjoyed this book and really recommend it. I'm also going to read his book about Teens: "Get Out of My Life, But First Could you Drive me and Cheryl to the Mall?"

Ddr
Member

08-19-2001

Monday, April 11, 2005 - 11:30 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Sounds like a great book Happymom.

Texannie
Member

07-16-2001

Monday, April 11, 2005 - 11:42 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I have wanted to read the mall book, may have to go get both!!

Landi
Member

07-29-2002

Monday, April 11, 2005 - 11:49 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
i have the mall book! wonderful read! i have one of those kids. she told me to "shut up" the other day. and then said in the next breath. "would you buy me those flip flops?" i said "I DON"T THINK SO! and i won't talk to you either until you apologize, and MEAN IT!

Danas15146
Member

03-31-2004

Monday, April 11, 2005 - 12:23 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I am going to amazon.com RIGHT NOW to get the sibling bickering book!!!!