Kids battle

[Jonessid]

Hi, just had a traumatic round trip with my two kids. We were only going to McDonald's, but I had to give up the trip and head home frim the mcd car park. My two 12 year old twins were arguing physically and verbally about their phones. When we arrived they refused to get out of the car and so i gave up cajoling and drove home. I know I lost my temper as I don't even like mcd. I just found it so frustrating. Was the consequence enough not for them to get their mcd or should i take their phones away for a while?

We’re going to need more info. Did they want to go to McD? What else is going on in their lives? If they have a phone each what were they arguing about?

I’d probably leave the phones alone for now and have a proper chat with them once things have calmed down. They’re 12, so they’re old enough to understand that getting physical over an argument isn’t okay. Going home without McDonald’s seems like enough for that trip.

What was the argument and how physical did it get?

I think losing the McDonalds is enough.

The thread is from February 😄