Fighting, Fighting, Fighting!

This is not just an article for families with siblings–sometimes even only children will have neighborhood chums or school friends who seem to be more sparring partners than buddies. For some of us parents, we just can’t figure out why we cannot get a moment’s peace for all the arguments, squabbling, and fighting that goes on in our houses and yards. As I used to say to my own children when they went through battling stages– “We’re not that kind of family!” Obviously, at least once in a while, we were… Why do kids fight with each other and how … Continue reading

Little Sister for Sale – Morse Hamilton

Kate is having little sister problems. First she finds the pigtail on her favorite doll chopped in half, then she discovers that all the strawberries in the bowl on the table have had the good parts eaten off. Abby did this – Kate is sure of it! Off she goes to find Abby, but she’s not anywhere. Not under her bed, where she usually hides when she’s been up to little-sister-mischief. However, Kate did find her favorite coloring book under there, all scribbled up! Then she finds her toothbrush all wet, when she’s not the one who used it. “Maybe … Continue reading