What are the consequences of brothers and sister constantly fighting?

Why doesn't my mum tell my sister off for screaming?

• I have 4 brothers and 1 sister, she is 3 turning 4 in march..She is always fighting with my 10 year old brother and 14 year old brother,well they are always fighting, as in arguing, and it is usually her, she will annoy them and jump on their beds and spit on them, she is real sneaky and sly and then when they tell her off or tell her to get out and make her get out of their room, she will go running to my mum crying and make up a lie, and then my mum will get my brothers in trouble..My mum never tells her off, and it frustrates me, because she is turning into a brat, she constantly screams and it does my head in, she screams like she is being stabbed or something, it is so loud and uh crazy..She also constantly plays with my boobs and bum, like sexually, and I keep telling her to stop and she wont stop, she is out of control, because my mum wont disiplin her..My mum disiplined me like crazy when I was little, it kind of makes me angry as well,that she treats my little sister nicer then she did with me..I am 18 btw.

• Answer:

  That sounds like a very difficult situation. If your sister is the youngest, it could be that is the reason why your mother is not disciplining her. A lot of parents will discipline their first child more strict than their last; they don't have any experience when they become first-time parents and are very worried about their child "turning out right." So they are more worried and spend more time on discipline. Once they have two or three kids, parents might not be as strict in discipline because they have gone through it so many times before. A lot of youngest children in families get away with quite a bit more than their older siblings. Try talking to your mom about it, respectfully and calmly. Let her know you understand she is very busy, but feel that your little sister is causing a lot of problems such as--then list examples of her screaming, touching you inappropriately, lying, etc. Let your mom know you are concerned for your little sister and don't want her to go to school acting like this. Hopefully, your mom will be able to see how your sister is behaving and stop it before she enters kindergarten or first grade! Good luck--hopefully the situation will work out for you! Counselor, Melissa Boys Town National Hotline 1-800-448-3000