Do Kids Ever Stop Bickering????

I make it stop. My kids fight but they have a problem as soon as I split them up. lol. When they start fighting I seperate them. I tell them that they are both wrong and Mommy is always right. It helps that they are only 6 and 4 but I hate with they are fighting. Drives me crazy. I want them to be close too. I either make them seperate or put them right next to each other. Whatever seems to work that day. Make them do a chore together. Let them know that as long as they get along and work as a team then it will get done faster. It usually helps for a little while. Good luck. I hope it works out for you.

No, the bickering never stops! I have two sisters, I'm 27, Monica's 24 and Meggy's 22. We used to fight all the time over the stupidist things. Then we grew up and act like adults most of the time. But a few weeks ago we had been out wedding dress shopping and it was like we were a bunch of kids again. Having petty little tiffs. The only difference is that we understand that in the end, we still love and respect eachother.

I wish that I could give you some of my wisdom on this but I think that bickering is just part of being a child. When they get older and learn that fighting over these silly things is so stupid that is when the bickering will stop. But I am pretty sure that you will have to put up with it for a few more years. :)

My sister and I (26 and 29, respectively) stopped bickering when she was about 21. I did decrease a lot as we got older and I was out more with extra curricular activities and friends, and even more so when I went away to college, but when we were your kids' ages, it was almost every day. It used to drive my mom crazy. She finally just ignored it. We learned pretty quick we had to settle our disputes ourselves, because our mom stopped caring about fixing it for us. It didn't stop the bickering, but it did stop us from getting her involved. And if it's any consolation, my sister and I are the best of friends today. Besides my husband and my son, she's the one I'm closest to in this world. So take heart, just because your kids bicker a lot now does not mean they will not be close as they got older. And even though my sister and I fought a lot, we were always protective of wach other when "outsiders" tried to pick on the other one. Hang in there, it does get better!

M.

AS A MOM OF 4 I DON'T BELIEVE BICKERING NEVER STOPS. THE THREE ELDEST BEING 10,8,AND 6 ARE CONSTANTLY FINDING SOMETHING TO BICKER ABOUT. FROM THE TIME THE OPEN THIER EYES IN THE MORNING TILL IT SEEMS LIKE THEY GO TO BED AT NIGHT. I HAVE TRIED TIME OUTS, GROUNDING, MAKING THEM HUG,KISS AND SAY I LOVE YOU TO ONE ANOTHER NOTHING SEEMS TO WORK. SO I BASICALLY ACT LIKE I DON'T HEAR THEM AND WHEN THEY SEE MOMMY NOT COMING TO THE RESCUE THEY USUALLY END THAT BATTLE. IT MAY NOT LAST LONG, BUT I JUST DO THE SAME THING AGAIN. I DO STEP IN IF THEY GET PHYSICAL BUT NOT VERBAL. I AM HOPING THEY GROW OUT OF IT. EVEN THOUGH THEY SQUABBLE, IF AN OUTSIDER PICKS ONE ONE THEY HAVE ALL THREE DEFENDING EACH OTHER. I ALWAYS THOUGHT I WAS IN THIS BOAT BY MYSELF, BUT THE MORE PARENTS I TALK TO WITH THIS AGE GROUP WE ALL ARE ON THE SAME BOAT. I GUESS WHEN THE BABY (1 YEAR) GETS OLDER I WILL HAVE FOUR BICKERING AT ONCE.
MY SIBLING AND I FOUGHT A LOT GROWING UP. NOW SINCE WE ARE OLDER(SIS 34, ME 30 AND BUB 27) WE ARE MOST OF THE TIME CLOSE. WE HAVE EACH OTHERS BACK. WHEN ONE NEEDS HELP THE OTHERS PITCH IN. I AM CLOSER TO MY BROTHER WHICH I FOUGHT THE MOST WITH. BUT THAT DOESN'T MEAN I LOVE MY SISTER ANY LESS.
SO IN THE END TO ME THAT IS WHAT IS IMPORTANT. YEA TODAY AND TOMORROW AND YEARS TO COME WE WILL HEAR OUR LITTLE ONES FIGHTING AND BICKERING, BUT BEFORE WE KNOW IT, THEY WILL LEAVE HOME AND WE WILL PROBABLY MISS ALL THE FUSS. ALL OF THIS STRESSFUL, HAIR PULLING, NAIL BITING BIT THAT I GO THRU WILL BE WORTH IT IF AS ADULTS THEY END UP LIKE MY SIBLINGS AND MYSELF. AT THAT TIME I WILL PAT MYSELF ON THE BACK AND TAKE A WELL DESERVED LONG QUITE PEACEFUL HOT BATH.
SO IF ALL OF US STRESSED OUT MOMS CAN MAKE THRU THIS FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL YEARS, I THINK IN THE END WE WON THE BATTLE.
PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF THIS GAVE YOU ANY HELP OR EVEN A RAY OF HOPE. M.

like it or not, then no, I don't think they ever fully stop til they're older. my kids have days where they don't stop til they're in bed asleep. other days, they're sweet as can be.

I can completely understand the bickering annoyance. However, think back to when you were younger....did you and your siblings bicker? How about you and your friends? My kids bicker nonstop, it drives me absolutely mad at times, however when bed time rolls around and they are hugging each other and giving kisses good night and telling each other that they love one another, i know that the bickering is just part of being together alot. I mean, do you want to be touched, bugged, or even around people all the time?

Don't worry....I think bickering is a good sign that they love each other.....

I think bickering is normal and as we grow and expand our knowledge of the world around us we lessen the opportunities to bicker. Sometimes I think the more kids bicker, the closer they actually become as adults.