After becoming a parent of more than one kids, one of the most wonderful feelings a parent may experience is to see the kids
Laugh together
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Play peacefully 
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Help each other
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And even sometimes
Defend each other
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I often hear my son aged 5 saying to my daughter 2.7 “inaya is the cutest, sweetest child in the whole world “. He tells all his friends and his teacher how she says ‘lellow’ to ‘yellow’
💛. How she makes faces when she is angry and much more.
Its like a music to my ears
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👂 hearing them saying “yayaya”(a word invented by Inaya to express her love and now has become our family word to say ‘i love you’ to each other)
👨👩👧👦
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Kids are born to love and cooperate. Yet we all are different from each other so we tend to have conflicts and differences of opinion. The same goes for kids and because they are not well equipped with the skills of accepting the differences and sorting out conflicts, moreover they have lesser words to express themselves so it makes them get into fights
👊 more often. There are also few malpractices by parents which can ignite 
🔥more fury among, resulting in ongoing SIBLING RIVALRY.
So next time you catch your kids fighting consider taking these actions
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Take a long deep breath before jumping in to solve the problem and make sure you are in a calm state of mind.
You can say, I heard you fighting. What’s going on here. Listen to them one by one if needed.
Do not take sides even if you know who is wrong.
Validate them and then ask them to brainstorm fir solutions (sometimes they come up with better solutions then us).
Do not intervene for little things. Let them solve little squabbles by themselves.
Let them overhear you saying how they get along well.
Appreciate and show gratitude when you see them doing good to each other. Like I say “Ahmad I saw you forgiving Inaya for xyz. You are such a kind brother. I feel so elated when I see you laughing and playing peacefully with each other.
Let them do a chore together (team work) like shelling peas, polishing shoes 
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👟etc.
Spend quality time with each of them separately (no matter how small). It will give them a feeling that they are loved equally and they will not have to compete in order to get more attention and love.
While playing games let them be a team against you . 
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All kids are perfect in their own way. Cherish their uniqueness by letting them be an expert at something. Like in my house Ahmad is an expert at making salad and dusting furniture while Inaya is proficient at finding lost items.
Doing all above things help me to have a peaceful household alhumdulillah
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You can share some tips you use to handle and avoid sibling rivalry in comments section.
Amna Malik