Laura Markham, Ph.D, has great tools to deal with Common Mistakes Parents Make with Siblings. Such as; "We punish instead of empowering kids to repair.Punishing a child who has wronged her sibling won’t make her want to act better next time; it will just harden her heart and make her more resentful. Instead, help the child with the emotions that drove the bad behavior, and insist that he find a way to “repair” the relationship. And We expect children to know how to work things out with each other – without our teaching them! Children aren’t born knowing how to express their needs without attacking the other person, or find a win/win solution that works for both people. So if we want them to stop fighting and use their words constructively, we have to teach them. Most parents make these mistakes, just because they’ve never thought about how children actually learn. But if you can retrain yourself, you’ll see your kids fighting less and enjoying each other more. You’ll be on the way to raising children who will be friends for life. Laura Markham, Ph.D., is the author of Peaceful Parent, Happy Kids: How To Stop Yelling and Start Connecting andPeaceful Parent, Happy Siblings: How to Stop the Fighting and Raise Friends for Life. You can find her online atahaparenting.com." . . . Chapter: Parenthood #chapterparenthood #chapterchildhood #childhoodunplugged #wildones #littlefierceones #letthembelittle #letthekids #mamadiaries #mytinymoments #worldoflittles #childhood #parenthood #motherhood #momlife #mumlife #AussieMum #Australia #Autumn #parentingwithheart #mothering #siblingrivalry #siblingcoaching #intentionalparenting #siblings #siblinghood #siblinghoodlove Signed, Mama G