If they do go over the line then that is when I step in. Think about it children will never learn anything if we settle all of their arguments for them and we will never get any peace if we have to keep doing so. So the next time your kids are arguing tell them the rules then go on with what you were doing. Chances are that next time you see them they will have patched things up and if your lucky you might even see them hugging. Friends - Your child brings home the rudest child you ve ever met and introduces his as his best friend.
Children pick their friends for their own reasons.
Sometimes those reasons can be good, like when timid child picks the boldest kid in class and learns to be a little surer of himself. Sometimes of course you can wonder what could your child have been thinking to pick such a friend. Telling your child to end a friendship is only likely to make them determined to keep it going. If the friend is as bad as you think he is then your child will realize it soon enough and stop the friendship on his own. Frustration - Believe me when I say that being a parent is the most difficult job in the world and being frustrated is just part of it.