Questions tagged [siblings]
Siblings describe any two or more family members with a common parent or are adopted by and live under the guardianship of the same parent.
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6-year-old loves making her little sister cry by dialogue
We have two daughters:
O. (6 years)
Y. (4 years)
We have the impression that O. leaves no opportunity to intentionally make Y. cry. This includes physical acts like hitting/pinching/taking things ...
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Toddler Being Mean to Baby
I have toddler who is just under 2.5 y/o and is constantly hurting and being mean to his baby brother who is 9 months old. He will often take toys away from his brother just because his brother is ...
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Punishing my brother
My younger brother 16 is leaving with me, it's been two years now
He is like every teenager likes to have fun, discover things and get friends. I kept him on the line, safe and sound.
We argue ...
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Do young children hold grudges?
I babysit for two children that live next door. They're both girls ages 3 and 5.
The children's mother is currently pregnant with another child and I was asked to break the news to the children. (They ...
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How to convince teenage sister to coexist with parents?
Not a parent but an older sibling and I’m trying to establish some form of peace in my household, I’ll try to give context here without making the question too long.
My sister is a teenager that’s ...
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How to stop 2 year old hitting and kicking in car?
Over the last couple months, my two year old has started hitting and kicking my five year old in the car. He doesn't do it out of anger and asking him to stop does nothing. We have 3 children and ...
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My younger brother doesn't know when to stop doing something he finds fun even when it's hurting someone else
I have responsibility over my 5 year old brother quite often, enough so that he calls me mom, and I deal with this almost daily and it's extremely frustrating and I don't know what to do, when I ask ...
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Should I have the same bedtime as my sister?
I'm a 13 year old girl and share a room with my 9 year old sister. Our mom always sends us to bed at 8:30pm, although I'm 4 year older. My sister is nagging that she can't sleep alone. 8:30 pm is too ...
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Meeting his other children [closed]
I have been stable with my boyfriend for 4 years now, we have a 2 year old baby girl.
He has 2 other children from his previous relationship (6 and 8 year old) I’ve asked him to meet the girls a few ...
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how to prepare 11 month old for birth of sibling?
Our daughter is almost 11 months old. I am pregnant with our second child, who'll be born by the time our first is year and seven months.
Is there a way to prepare a child so young for a sibling or to ...
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Preparing a 3-year old for the death of a sibling
We've got two daughters, aged 2 and 3. Our youngest has been battling with cancer for the past year and we've recently discovered that she has relapsed. At the moment we are still waiting for staging ...
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Should we be concerned about preschool siblings playing "sexual" games?
My wife recently discovered our 6 and 4 year old daughters playing an imaginary game where they were pretending to be "husband and wife" and they both had their pants off. As soon as she ...
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My 11 year old son is out of control and no1 can seem to help. What can I do? [closed]
This has been my nightmare since he has been 5 just getting progressively worse. He is 11. I have had the police at my home 3 times in 6 days. He has been to the psych ward twice in a years time. This ...
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Why my 4 year old is acting moody
A few years ago I wrote this question, I had moved out for 3 years just to find myself back at the same house again but with different circumstances. My mother in law passed away last year and my wife ...
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Step sisters showering together? [closed]
so my 6yr step daughter just told me that she is now showering with her 17yr step sister when she is at her mothers house. She said nothing inappropriate has happend but is this really okay? A little ...
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How to help mom deal with disrespectful and uncooperative sister?
I am a 23-year old college senior that temporarily returned from college during quarantine. Due to logistical necessity, since my brother moved into my former room when I left, I've been sleeping on ...
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Relationships between siblings in new family arrangement
Me and my now wife are living together since January. We ended our previous marriages in order to be together and we still have issues with her ex-husband to this day. She has a 12yo boy from her ...
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"I don't like this" vs. "Leave me alone"
My two pre-schoolers (almost 4, almost 5) sometimes play rough with each other, e.g. when fighting over some toy. When one of them asks us parents for help, it's sometimes part of the game (they want ...
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Baby want continuously rocking to bouncy
Our baby turned 2 months old and he is lying in bouncy but he wants someone rocking it all the time or else he cries a lot. This is really tiring by hand or by leg.
Why the baby wants so much rocking? ...
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How should I ask my child if they did something or which child was doing it?
I have 2 kids. 4.5 and 2.5 years old
I see crayons on the wall or some juice spilled some where or somethiing else. I understand they're kids and it's expected. I help them clean up afterwars or ...
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Is it normal for the first born to show aggressiveness and jealousy towards a second born?
Our daughter is two and half years old. Today, I was joking with her that her mother was pregnant again with a second child.
Then our daughter stood up in front of us and started to make angry sound, ...
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When to introduce a half-sibling?
My wife and I divorced. Ironically, our relationship now is better than before the divorce.
We have a son (5) who lives with my ex. He is not entirely aware of our situation. We split when he was ...
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How to deal with a stubborn but brilliant child?
I have 2 boys, aged 6 years and 4 years respectively. This concern is regarding the younger one. He has been very stubborn since birth. But on the other hand, I believe he is very brilliant and has a ...
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How to lessen a depressed teenager's absences?
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Parents died horribly and unexpectedly years prior. This has caused a myriad of problems for us. It's just me (26) and my brother (16) left so I have to to be a parent figure to him. Due ...
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How to make a 3.5-year-old stop deliberately waking up her 1-year-old sister?
We've got two daughters of 3.5 (B) and 1 (L) years, respectively. B's behaviour is sometimes a bit reminiscent of what was described in someone else's earlier question.
The particular issue/situation ...
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Where to turn for help when my 12-year-old granddaughter keeps hitting her 10-year-old sister?
I have two granddaughters, one turns 12 in August, the other is 10 years old and is small for her age (she was a prem baby). Her parents are divorced since the older child was 5 and the dad has a new ...
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How to make my 15-year-old daughter want to meet her 39-year-old sister?
Background
39 years ago, a good friend and I had sex and she got pregnant just before I went into the Navy. After three months, I came back from boot camp. I found out she also had slept with my best ...
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How do I discipline a 14-year-old girl without pushing her away?
I have a 14-year-old sister who my grandmother and I are gaining custody of. I don't doubt my grandmother's ability to take care of and discipline my sister the way she should be, but she and I are ...
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How to make a 3-year-old stop hitting her 8-month-old brother?
Recently, my 3-year-old daughter started hitting her 8-month-old baby brother. It started a few weeks ago, and is getting more and more common.
So far everything we've tried, we've been unable to ...
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How to enable my 2.5-year-old to read after going to bed when he shares a room with my 1-year-old?
My 2.5-year-old son likes to read. We put him down early enough that he is often awake for 30 minutes or so before falling asleep. I would like to enable him to read on his own for a bit to pass the ...
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What to do about our toddler fully regressing with sleep and acting out after we got a baby?
We have a 2.5-year-old child. Our toddler was colic for the first 6 months, then slept like a champ - seeming to make up for his past indiscretions as an infant ;)
At 2 we transitioned him to a "big ...
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How should I guide my younger brother in the right way?
I am 21 years old and have a 12 year old brother.
What I have noticed is that he is not a nerdy kind of a student and also, he doesn't score well. I understand that not all kids are completely into ...
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How to dress kids for the unpleasant weather?
This is regarding my 5-year-old little sister Leah and her school friends that come to ours in the morning to walk to school with her.
When it's raining heavily which it can do a lot in Ireland, and ...
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How deal with rude and hateful attitude of the younger sibling when you are to advice them in a good context? [closed]
When you have not much success in your career or studies and try to save your younger sibling from the bad company or anything that can ruin his life, then he starts hating you. How to deal with this ...
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How to handle my 8-year-old sister's nightmares?
I am not a parent myself, but I have been responsible for a big part in the rising of my sister.
We have an age gap of 13 years, which creates a fun but complicated relationship between us.
She knows ...
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How to help 3-year-old stop playing so hard with 1-year-old?
My 3.5 year old son most of the time loves his 1 year old sister a lot. However, he can get very aggressive in playing with her, sometimes treating her more like a doll than a person. Examples ...
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How to stop 5-year-old hitting?
My 5-year-old sons' behaviour has deteriorated over the last 9 months but mostly in the last 4 months has it been more noticeable.
He will hit and lash out at both myself and my partner's children ...
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How to stop my 5-year-old from being very combative to my 2-year-old?
I am a single mother of 2 boys. My 5-year-old is very combative to my non-verbal 2-year-old. Earlier today he said he "hated" his brother. He is constantly mean to my baby! Just right after I got to ...
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How to make my 15-year-old sister stop stealing money?
My younger sister is 15 years old. We grow up in a single parent family. She has the bad habit of stealing money, which began when she was very young and still continues.
We punished her - sometimes ...
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How can I help my mother realize her harmful behavior towards my brother?
My 20-year-old brother has some bahavioral problems which cause significant stress to me and my parents. He is short tempered and can not take suggestions even when politely expressed. He turns ...
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How to react when two toddlers fight over the same toy?
Your children are playing happily. Suddenly, you hear them yelling and notice that they both grab on to the same toy and fight over it.
You don't know who "had it first" and, thus, has some kind of "...
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What should I do if my mother belittles me?
I see an unpleasant situation between my younger sisters, V - 8 and K - 2 years, where V is guilty.
I try to teach V and say that she is not right but then my mother starts speaking from another ...
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How to explain to a toddler why she doesn't have siblings?
My husband and I have decided not to have more children, which would make our currently 10 month old daughter an only child.
While we obviously have our (adult) reasons for this decision, I am ...
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Between parents and marijuana smoking sister
I live in the UK with my sister, who has been smoking marijuana for about a year now. I have known for a large part of that time. She smokes relatively often, however not enough that it's a major risk ...
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Son chooses what my daughter chose then gets upset he doesn't get it
We have a nearly 5 year old boy and a 2 year old girl. Our son has gotten in the habit of, when we ask them both to choose something, waiting for his sister to choose then immediately choosing the ...
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Activities that can engage two children of difference ages
I have two sons aged 6 and 3. I am separated from their mother but I have them 2/3 weekends and half of school holidays.
My eldest son has some behavioural problems, he isn't coping with the ...
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How is my relationship with the siblings of my kid with special medical needs?
I have 3 kids. Boys ages 9 and 7, and a daughter age 4. Early in her life she was diagnosed with a rare genetic disorder that has been causing varied complications in her life. Her mental capabilities ...
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Evidence that kids from big families are happier and better-functioning
I have for a long time believed that kids with many siblings are happier and better-adjusted personally and socially, and that these outcomes increase with the number of siblings. Are there indeed any ...
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My sister is talking to a guy way older than she is - should I let her? [closed]
I am 28 years old and my sister is 20 years old. She is talking to a guy
who is 31 years old.
Should I let her date the guy or should I stop her?
From talking to him when she told me about him I got ...
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How to tell my mother that the way she handled my little brother's try to hurt a kid disappoints me?
My little brother is 7 years old, and he along with two other kids were on our trampoline out back. The girl who was with them is 8 years old and told my brother to push the other boy off the ...
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