I have 2 Sons who are 13 and 8. They constantly fight/argue/tease/try to outdo each other. It is a constant battle with them and I am at my wits end with what to do about it. They are also really naughty, are sneaky with things, ie Gaming time past their bedtime, not listening at all and doing exactly what they were told not to do 5 minutes before... Despite all of this, they aren’t actually ‘naughty’ children if that makes sense. It happens as they are just thoughtless or just don’t listen!
I have tried everything - telling them off, taking away privileges, getting them to play together, giving them tasks together so that they see themselves as a team... and I am out of ideas.
My partner is finding it particularly hard work as I am poorly and it is affecting my health with this constant fight. He is getting frustrated as the boys, despite being sorry and promising not to do it again etc. don’t seem to register that their behaviour is affecting us so much. He is at the point where he dreads coming over to see us as it is such hard work being here with it all.
Any comments gratefully received...