Let Brothers Work out Their Conflict

Let Brothers Work out Their Conflict
As you discipline your children, siblings will sometimes work things out in their own time as well. Pavel Kobysh/Shutterstock
Tribune News Service
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By John Rosemond From Tribune News Service

Q: Our 8-year-old, the oldest of three, is often rude to his siblings. I know some sibling conflict is normal, but this seems excessive. I hear him multiple times per day tell his younger brothers how annoying they are. In addition, he often yells at them to stop whatever they are doing that he doesn’t like. We’ve asked him to stop berating and yelling at them and have him rephrase his disrespectful words, but his disrespect doesn’t seem to be improving and it’s beginning to drive us up the wall. Thanks for any advice you can give us.