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Your brothers and sisters can upset you sometimes. You may get angry if they take something that is yours, go into your room, hit you, or bother you when you have friends over. Your older brothers or sisters may try to boss you around and tell you what to do. Your younger brothers or sisters may borrow your things or want to be around you all the time.

 

When you argue with your friends, you can go home and get away from them. But, when you argue with a brother or sister, they are in your house and you may feel like you can't get away from them. Talking things out and coming up with rules that you and your brothers and sisters agree on will make living together a lot easier.

 

Here are some ways to handle an argument and help you to avoid fighting with your brother(s) or sister(s):

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Written by the CYWH and YMH Staff at Children's Hospital Boston

 

Updated: 1/27/2010

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