shalom ladies. I was wondering if any of you have dealt with fighting among your children? I do my best to keep them in line but sometimes it's like a fuse waiting to be lit. I have five boys, and one girl(age 14). the boys are aged 12, 10, 10, 7, and 6 (very soon to be 8 and 7). They will get into heated arguments over things like 'someone stole my ....' and, 'you just threw such and such and it hit me so I'm going to hit you back' and I have tried and tried to show them how to forgive each other and what the bible says. most times they are okay and not fighting, but the escalation is sometimes very rapid and then it goes beyond words. I would love for them to all show love and kindness to one another. the house is like a volcano on a lot of days.
thanks for listening.
ps. i have prayed, anointed with oil, cast out devils, and so many other things that don't seem to really make a huge difference.
pps. I would also appreciate any actual discipline or consequence that might work. I have tried things like grounding them, and making them sit on the couch by themselves, and withholding things like books or toys. I don't like to use the work as a consequence because it makes them loathe working when they haven't done something "wrong". (I was punished like that as a child and i have a hard time with chores as an adult).
okay, thanks again