ds1 is coming up to 5, ds2 is coming up to 3. They are both generally lovely, lively little boys, but seem to have gone into an awful phase where they bicker, shriek, push and shove each other constantly.
I can't keep them apart all the time, and it's driving me up the wall. ds2 is generally the one who provokes, and can run up to ds1 and wallop him with no reason at all. Unsurprisingly ds1 eventually retaliates.
I've set up the travel cot at home and put ds2 in time out at the first hint of argy bargy, but it's not as easy when we're out and about. There's no issue at school or preschool, it seems to be confined to home, but I'm not having it here either - it's incredibly wearing and usually results in an injury or something being damaged.
Can anyone help? Will this pass? I feel like I'm constantly disciplining and it's exhausting. ds2 has a will of iron and literally screamed for 45 mins last night when I refused him a biscuit once he'd gone to bed (he never has them btw, he was just trying it on..!)