Updated: 31 October 2026

Mediate a fight between siblings

This prompt gives you a calm, step-by-step way to help your children settle a recurring argument about an issue you name.

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My children [AGES] keep fighting about [ISSUE].

Give me a step-by-step process to mediate without taking sides: how to calm them, how to let each explain, how to help them find their own solution and how to follow up. Include a short script in child-friendly language and three long-term habits that reduce conflict.

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Let each child speak without interruption and repeat back what they said before you propose anything.

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What you will get

A step-by-step way to mediate without taking sides: calming down, letting each child speak, helping them find their own fix and following up, plus a short child-friendly script and three habits that reduce fights.

Common mistake

The script is too grown-up for a four-year-old.

Fix: Give the exact ages. Ask for very short phrases for young children and more say in the solution for older ones.

Also watch for

The steps start while everyone is still angry. Ask for a calm-down step with a time, such as a few minutes apart, before anyone explains what happened.
Rough fights are treated like small arguments. If anyone is getting hurt, separate them first. Ask for a different plan for physical fights, and talk to a professional if it happens a lot.

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Ask for the steps as a simple 4-picture chart with one short line each, so children can follow it on their own.

Still not right? Reply with this

We tried the process for two weeks and step [NUMBER] broke down because [WHAT HAPPENED]. Give me a fix for that step only.