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How can parents handle squabbles between kids?

School vacations can bring more arguments among children, according to Phys.org. The source attributes the disputes to longer days spent together, less structure and increased sharing of toys, screens, space and parental attention, leaving children to ask parents to referee their conflicts.

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School vacations can lead to more squabbles among children, Phys.org reported.

The source said longer days together, less structure and more sharing of toys, screens, space and parental attention can contribute to children demanding that parents referee fights and arguments.

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What conditions during school vacations make some conflicts more difficult for children to resolve themselves?

How might parents’ role as referees affect children’s ability to handle disagreements independently?

What approaches could reduce disputes without giving one child greater access to shared toys, screens or space?

How might children’s needs differ when conflicts involve parental attention rather than shared objects?

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