Battling Sister Siblings

Tea parties, playing at the park, coloring with chalk, watercolor, building forts or princess castles, running through sprinkler or wading pool, making creative art projects, having playdates with friends, going swimming etc. Good luck!

Can you set up a reward system for each day that they both do not fight, they get a prize or something at the end of the day? Money towards something special or ice cream on the weekend? It may help them stop fighting if they have a goal....

Molly

This makes me think of me and my sister!

Sisters are brats, honestly. They are going to push each others buttons most of the time. Maybe you can sit them down, together or one at a time, and talk to them. Maybe talk to the younger one about pushing the older one around and talk to the older one on how to handle a younger sister. Make them both feel important, but let them know if they start to fight they have to sit in corners by themselves for 15 minutes or something. They are old enough to know right from wrong and that things have consequences.

What you can do- have a princess party, let them do yours and each others makeup, get their nails done... Ask them and see what they would like to do.

Good luck... Girls are scary! =)

-Dress up, dance parties. Provides HOURS of fun.
-"The dragon is coming fort building/destroying".
-Space taking (10 ft. rule)
-Outdoor activities:
-Sand castle building
-fairy house finding
-what is this dead/alive creature on the beach (hopefully not an alligator - I -saw my first alligator in Georgia and I'm still running from it ;-)
-climbing trees
-making bush forts
-playing monster in the woods
-playing princess in the woods
-"fishing" (we've yet to catch one with our stick poles)
-treasure hunting
-flower planting
-plant walks
-hop scotch
-follow the leader (it doesn't have to be boring)
-chalk
-water fights
-SWIMMING!!!
-Picture taking w/or w/out themes (let them each have a turn with the camera)
-friend dates
-picnics
-tea parties (always in Sunday "finest")
-burn piles/gardening/cleaning up outside
-camping
-bike rides
-pirates (one must have a "boat")
-flower picking
-go to the movies
-go out for icecream (or sweet fruit)
-go to a farmers market
-go to a museum
-go find a food no one has ever had

Is your 7YO old enough for the day camps in your area? I think it would be good for her to have some space for a least part of the day from her sister.

E.,
I have a 7 yr old with ADHD and a 3 yr old (almost 4 yr old-both girls) with EXACTLY the same problem as your 2 girls. I am SOOO tired of the fighting, I could rip my hair out. When there is not fighting they are the best of friends as well. My 3 yr old is super smart as it sounds like your younger one is too. I am really stressed about summer too, and have no ideas as to what to do with them. We are in Cumming, GA and if you come up with any great inexpensive ideas locally could you please share them with me???

Thanks,
J. Evans