Siblings fighting

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Please help! 2 year old and 4 year old are constantly fighting. How do I deal with this? Am totally at wits end with it.

Every afternoon that we get back from nursery (they're there 3 days and I pick them up at 3) is horrific. Both of them alternating screaming. It's inevitably over a toy, or that the youngest wants me to go upstairs to do one thing with her and the eldest wants me to do something else.

I try to stay calm and help them resolve it together, but the youngest is feisty and the eldest emotional. I'm exhausted from it.

Thanks @TigerQuoll . I'm at a bit of a loss. I think they're both tired and vying for attention. Another hellish afternoon here, I tried to give them activities of doing glitter Xmas cards which I thought they'd love, but again descended very quickly into chaos. It's completely exhausting and I'm trying to have fun with them but it just ends in tears (literally).

Santa is watching should work for a few weeks......

I'm reading this at the moment and it makes a lot of sense www.amazon.co.uk/Siblings-Without-Rivalry-Children-Together/dp/1853406309

Thanks both, I have got that actually @Nightlights. I should revisit.

Also will use Santa bribery. 😬

Not new, actually I feel you I also encounter this kind of situation.