«Help, our children are always fighting!»

Arguments in the nursery are annoying, but they are good for personality development. Arguing teaches children how to resolve conflicts and find compromises. The fact that the two squabblers share a room doesn't have to worry you either. Generations of children before you have survived this. However, the need for privacy increases during puberty. To satisfy this, all you need to do is set up a small corner for your older daughter in her parents' bedroom, for example. The arguments won't disappear, but they will become less frequent.

Arguing is part of most siblings' lives. After all, the children didn't choose it. Either focus on the nicer moments in the family. Or ask your children for support: «You have to share a room, unfortunately that can't be helped. You argue so often and we really don't know what to do! We'd love to have more fun at home again. Please help us: what can we do?» Perhaps you can come up with some practical suggestions that will lead to a better atmosphere in your family.

Move to a bigger flat? I fear, however, that you have already had this idea and that it is not easily feasible for financial or other reasons. Which in turn means that you should honestly explain to both daughters (especially the older one) that you also find the living situation difficult, but unfortunately (at the moment) there is nothing you can do about it. And you can only make an urgent plea for them to simply pull themselves together. And that this is not just a request, but almost an order. And you will probably have to say this more than once a week.

