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amother

Sun, May 20 2007, 12:01 am

I don't know where to turn for help with this. My kids are fighting a lot. Teasing, hitting.

We live in a very small apartment. Do you think this contributes?

Anyone ever tried family counseling? Did it help?

I don't know what might help us now. A good book? A good family counselor? A roomier apartment?

amother

Sun, May 20 2007, 3:21 am

I don't know if size of the apt matters that much. Do you set a good example for your kids? Bec if kids see their parents fighting, sometimes they'll fight as well.
Sometimes its just a stage that kids grow out of. But maybe a suggestion is- if kids seem to be doing this for attention, ignore the troublemaker and give the recipient of the teasing, etc, the attention. That way the other one knows that they won't get "rewarded" for misbehavior.
If there is any favoritism from the parents, kids can sense it and sometimes act out because of it. I know my mother favored me, and my father favored my sister, and because of that, we always fought/bickered/etc, because we were constantly in competition.
Sometimes a cramped apt can be tough- maybe take your kids out to a park, someplace for them to run around and let off steam?