How much do you fight with your little brother or sister? A little? A lot? We`re here to help!
1When in the middle of a fight, ask yourself, "Is it really worth the trouble?. If your answer is no, stop yourself. Apologize and give your sibling a comforting hug or a pat. If they act really bratty, mention it to your parents, and try to do something about it.Ad
2Don't slap your sibling when they want to borrow your favorite toy! Instead, watch them play with it to make sure they don`t break it or get it dirty. This allows you to feel better but avoid a fight over something stupid. Plus, sometimes they don't really want it and do it just to irritate you so if you say yes you'd be saving a silly argument!
3When you are babysitting your sibling and they want a cookie, let them have one! But give them a small limit to their snacking to avoid breaking rules or getting each other in trouble with your parents. On the way back from school, maybe buy them a bag of sweets/crisps or a bar of chocolate with your extra change.
4When your sibling is bored, don't say Well too bad!. Instead, offer to play a board game or take them outside to take a walk and have a friendly chat. Maybe even get them an ice cream or put on their favorite movie and crank up the classy tunes. If you have mates round, and they feel left out, don't ignore them, instead include them in a number of activities, such as: races, jumping rope, football, basketball, welly wanging.
5When you do something wrong and don't want to get in trouble, just tell the truth instead of blaming it on your sibling! You'll get in more trouble if you lie, and you might cause a fight.
6Try to break up fights. Just be true and honest with your family because honesty is the best policy! To avoid fights, treat them as you'd treat your friends, this makes them feel special!
7Show love. Love is important in a relationship; make sure you try to show some love to your siblings and hopefully they will do the same!
8try to be the best older brother or sister you can be to them. You're a family and families get along and don't fight or keep secrets... they are honest and humble. Most importantly they love one another!Ad
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- Give your sibling a compliment when they do something well to make them feel proud. If you just ignore their accomplishments, you aren't being supportive and could hurt their feelings or cause a silly argument.
- Don`t tattle on your sibling because they colored on the cover of their coloring book. It`s their business,and they can get in trouble themselves. When you do this, you`re doing yourself and your sibling a favor by avoiding a disaster or getting into stupid situations that shouldn't happen.
- This will show you are responsible, and your parents will trust you enough to let you hang out with your friends or something!
- The main point is you should always love your brother and or sister be lucky you have a sibling some kids are by there self because they don't have a brother or sister.
- If you're a "computer bug", you should lay off sometimes to let your sibling have a turn. They may appreciate it more than you think.
- If your siblings want to invite some friends from school home but they are keeping it a secret from your parents, don't tell on them so later on another day you can do the same thing. They can't tell on you because they know you can tell on them too about the other time they invited friends without telling their parents.
- Don't become obsessed with siblings! Have some "me" time alone where you can chill out on your own.
- Why not do something together like taking the dog for a walk, or dressing up and putting on a play, or baking, or tiding up, colouring, drawing, the list is endless!
- If they are younger than you, and attend the same school, try to look out for them. Stand up for them if someone is scaring them or bullying them.
- Alternatively, if they are the ones bullying or scaring others, have a chat with them. If this doesn't work, consider discussing it with teachers or family members.
- If you are hanging out with a friend and your sibling wants to play with you, then let them play with you and your friend.
- Don't snitch on them all the time. I only tell on my siblings if it's really serious such as taking drugs or playing with knives.
- Don't bully your siblings.
- Never shout on your brother or sister publicly.