dts beating each other up. what to do?

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I have 14 month old dt, both boys. until this weekend, dt2 was not able to move at all under his own steam ,whereas dt1 has been crawling since he was 9 months. now dt1 is a bit phased and annoyed by dt2 being able to move, as he now has competition for toys and so on, and they keep pummeling one another! they both want to see/do what the other is doing so are always in each others space. sometimes they play really well, but other times, they are vicous, especially dt 1 beating up dt2. (ie:bashing him with a wooden brick round the head or pushing him over (ALWAYS on the hard kitchen tiles!) or scratching him and so on). I have tried various things for varying lengths of time, for example, telling dt1 off, reasoning with him, raising my voice, removing him from the situation, as well as ignoring him and his behaviour and giving attention to dt2 instead to show that his negative actions do not reap attention. his reaction 9 times out of 10 to laugh and carry on hitting his brother. dt2 is not innocent in all of this, as now his confidence is growing with being able to move, he is starting to give as good as he gets, resulting in real scraps between the two of them.I know they are young, but I want to try and get this sorted and I think they are old enough to begin to understand that hitting is not acceptable. all suggestions welcome!

My twin girls are 10 now and they fight dreadfully. From about the same age as yours, they have fought,.. and viciously. It is almost like they know the extent they can go to without actually causing hospitalisation! When I was pregnant, I read books on twins and most said they fought more and more violently than normal siblings. It doesn't get any better and it drives me to distraction, I could cry sometimes. They push each other downstairs ,punch , pinch, kick.. thank god the biting stopped! I have tried everything to stop them but to no avail! Dread it when they are teenagers! On the other hand , they defend each other to the hilt, and stick up for each other. They spend hours singing and dancing with no hassle. It seemed when they were a bit younger, one was always sort of in charge, and the more dominant, and then it only had to take that one to be a bit under the weather for a few days and the other would take advantage of the situation and take over being the leader. Love them to bits but just wish they wouldn't fight so. Good Luck!