I have been in the routine of being the mediator - I go into the room, figure out what happened and then make the boys find a peaceful resolve. Not these days. I hear them start to fight in their room - one yells, the other yells louder and then it starts. But lately I find myself just sitting back, letting them work it out themselves. Is that wrong? I figure it's good for their coping and problem solving skills as brothers right? Obviously I'll intervene if it gets out of control but I don't think there's any harm in letting them fight their own fights, so to speak.
Do you always mediate your children's quarrels or do you let your kids work it out themselves on occasion?
If there's blood involved I'll usually step in :) Otherwise I'm pretty hands off. Any my kids know that if they come to me I'll more than likely make them stand and hug each other for 2 minutes or something so they've learned to work things out themselves.
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