If kids are four and older and they're still fighting, do you know why they fight? They usually fight because of injustices. They feel that you're favouring one or the other. They don't fight when you're a leader because a parent who's a leader knows how to deal with injustices and the kids trust you to deal with it. They will be more likely to just go to you and say, can you sort this out? And, it's not tattling, it's just trying to pull you into helping problems be solved. So parents who are l

When the kids are fighting should you separate them? Or put them in closer proximity to each other? Sometimes the second way works. I've also noticed that when we're on a road trip the kids are more rude to each other when they're on screens individually. We very rarely let them do that in the car, but every time we allow them a little bit of time on their screens, the way they act towards each other is not as human as whenever they're forced to interact in real life. I remember going through th