Post #43575

Don’t blindly accept “he did it/she did it” when one of them messes up. It shows them that, for one, their siblings are fall-persons that can be framed to avoid punishment, and potentially, that one of them is presumed the troublemaker if you’re more inclined to blame them in the absense of evidence. Also don’t punish both for something unless you have proof they both did it. That’s how you make them resent each other. Give each of them autonomy from their siblings and allow them to do their own things by themselves. Don’t force them to let their sibling tag along when they clearly don’t want to. I’m not a parent either but these seem to be the most common complaints I’ve read from people with siblings.