Sibling rivalry is normal and is the competition between children vying for love and attention from their parents.

Sibling rivalry is normal and is the competition between children vying for love and attention from their parents.

Sibling rivalry is normal and is the competition between children vying for love and attention from their parents.

Sibling rivalry is normal and is the competition between children vying for love and attention from their parents.

Towards the end of this month is traditionally the time when we look back on the year often with a little nostalgia and think through what we have and what we haven’t done.  We then turn to considering what we would like to achieve over the coming year.

As parents we are so often focusing on the negative how our kids behaviour has not been great – that tantrum they had in the middle of Marks and Spencer, how we lost it and got really cross, how we haven’t handled situations well, how all they seem to do is bicker etc etc

Towards the end of this month is traditionally the time when we look back on the year often with a little nostalgia and think through what we have and what we haven’t done.  We then turn to considering what we would like to achieve over the coming year.

As parents we are so often focusing on the negative how our kids behaviour has not been great – that tantrum they had in the middle of Marks and Spencer, how we lost it and got really cross, how we haven’t handled situations well, how all they seem to do is bicker etc etc

Towards the end of this month is traditionally the time when we look back on the year often with a little nostalgia and think through what we have and what we haven’t done.  We then turn to considering what we would like to achieve over the coming year.

As parents we are so often focusing on the negative how our kids behaviour has not been great – that tantrum they had in the middle of Marks and Spencer, how we lost it and got really cross, how we haven’t handled situations well, how all they seem to do is bicker etc etc

Towards the end of this month is traditionally the time when we look back on the year often with a little nostalgia and think through what we have and what we haven’t done.  We then turn to considering what we would like to achieve over the coming year.

As parents we are so often focusing on the negative how our kids behaviour has not been great – that tantrum they had in the middle of Marks and Spencer, how we lost it and got really cross, how we haven’t handled situations well, how all they seem to do is bicker etc etc

I have been caught out by this recently.  My son’s behaviour hit rock bottom and so a loss of television was a consequence; only I forgot to tell his Dad! You can guess what happened.

There are two different ways why this is important. Firstly, you can make threats which you don’t carry out. In this case even young children will quickly learn you don’t mean what you say and that they needn’t bother to listen or modify their behaviour because it simply doesn’t matter.

I have been caught out by this recently.  My son’s behaviour hit rock bottom and so a loss of television was a consequence; only I forgot to tell his Dad! You can guess what happened.

There are two different ways why this is important. Firstly, you can make threats which you don’t carry out. In this case even young children will quickly learn you don’t mean what you say and that they needn’t bother to listen or modify their behaviour because it simply doesn’t matter.

I have been caught out by this recently.  My son’s behaviour hit rock bottom and so a loss of television was a consequence; only I forgot to tell his Dad! You can guess what happened.

There are two different ways why this is important. Firstly, you can make threats which you don’t carry out. In this case even young children will quickly learn you don’t mean what you say and that they needn’t bother to listen or modify their behaviour because it simply doesn’t matter.

I have been caught out by this recently.  My son’s behaviour hit rock bottom and so a loss of television was a consequence; only I forgot to tell his Dad! You can guess what happened.

There are two different ways why this is important. Firstly, you can make threats which you don’t carry out. In this case even young children will quickly learn you don’t mean what you say and that they needn’t bother to listen or modify their behaviour because it simply doesn’t matter.