My family just got into an argument and almost a possible deadly fight. I don’t think I’ll be seeing them ever again.

Thankyou Maggie. I wish I had discovered you sooner. My kids are no longer teens. I love your common sense approach. I have to admit there were times when I would send all my kids outside (in a safe enclosed back yard/courtyard area) because they were way too noisy and arguing and just being obnoxious. Actually I would lock the door so they couldn't just decide to come straight back inside! It was timeout for me and it seemed to make them stop and think. I used to feel a bit guilty about it, thinking I was a bad parent, but nothing else seemed to work. Thank you for letting me know it was ok to do that. They don't seem scarred by the experience...they laugh about it now. There were 4 of them so noise levels could be over the top.

This usually happens when we're younger because we still don't know social skills well. However, we'll master our social skills as we get older. However, parents and teachers can teach us social skills.

For example, if we're arguing about which game to play, we can make a vote with our siblings and the majority wins, which means the biggest voted group would be chosen to play the game.

My elder brother is totally awful