Parenting expert Mrs. Rivka Levitansky gives four mothers six strategies to tackle squabbling siblings. Here's what happened
But gam zeh yaavor, and after one particularly grueling day of seemingly nonstop bickering, I’d had enough. I needed more than just my improvised ideas or tips from parenting books, so I turned to Mrs. Rivka Levitansky, of Positive Parenting courses, whom I knew both from taking her course in the past and also from when she lived in Cleveland. Over the course of our conversation, she gave me six strategies to try out. And because it’s always more fun to do things with friends, I reached out to some mothers I know and asked if they’d like to try this out with their kids, too.
Once I had my volunteers, I sent them each an email with a write-up of those six tips. We all tried them out during the week of Shavuos, and after the week was up, each mother wrote up how it went and sent it to me.
Adina from Rhode Island has children ranging in age from 6 to 18, all boys. My biggest sibling rivalry challenge is when my boys get physical with each other. In the past when they fought, I would try to talk it out with them, but in the moment when everyone is so worked up, it doesn’t help. I’m hoping to learn some new techniques for dealing with the fighting more effectively!
Tova from Cleveland, has a bunch of boys and one girl, ranging in age from 7 to 17. Throughout the years, different sets of my kids have fought, and currently it’s my youngest two. These two boys seem magnetically attracted to each other. They will davka sit on the same couch just so one can smack the other one.
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