Siblings are going to fight. It’s a normal part of growing up.

But if it feels like they’re engaging in fisticuffs all the time, it might be wise to take a step back and ask: are you fuelling their behaviour?

That’s according to parenting coach Tia Slightham, who said “the reason [sibling bickering and fighting is] more common than not is because typical parenting tactics teach our kids to argue more”.

She even suggested these parenting strategies “create more competition and our kids will fight more often” because of them.

So, what might we be doing wrong?

The solution, said Slightham in a TikTok video, is to shift our parenting so we shift our children’s responses and behaviours.

Her first tip is to stop labelling your child.

Whether you call them “slow” because they don’t get ready quick enough in the morning or “fussy” because they don’t eat their veggies, or even........

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