Siblings who disagree better: three family rituals

Weekly one-on-ones

Fifteen minutes per child per week, with you, on their terms. Sibling friction is almost always competition for attention. Solve the real problem.

The repair sentence

Teach a single sentence: “I’m sorry I ___. What I needed was ___.” Practice it when things are calm. Use it when they’re not.

The family rule (one, only)

Pick one household rule, co-designed, enforced only by the family. Ours: “When it’s loud, we move to another room, we don’t raise our voice.” One rule is learnable.