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How can I make my 8-year-old brother stop crying for everything that bothers him?

  • I don't know whether he is spoiled, extremely sensitive, or both but for nearly everything that goes wrong or something he doesn't get he starts crying. I remember a time we went to Macdonalds and he was saddened because there were no fries ready at the time. He settled for a sundae and he started crying. Or another time he dropped his freezie on the way home and it started leaking, and he started crying again. Or when he couldn't eat in the family room he cried. Or once he started crying because he lost at a board game. I'm not a parent, I'm his brother but I don't think he should start up the waterworks every time he doesn't get what he wants. My cousins, younger than him, don't start crying when things happen to them. It really comes off as spoiled to me, because there are many worse things for an 8 year old to cry about. I tell him to stop crying and he tells me to shut up and cries even harder. I tell my parents he is spoiled and they disregard this. What can I do?

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    I don't know how old you are but what a well written question. It shows that you are not only a mature sibling but have been paying attention in language arts class! Bravo! Eight year olds can be a little complicated. Especially boys. It sounds like he might be the baby of the family and that can present problems when it comes to being spoiled. At eight, he's not yet a teenager but he's not a baby anymore. The expectations are a little higher. He might be struggling with the changes that come with getting older. I'm sure your parents are doing what they feel is necessary, they did a good job with you didn't they? Where you can help out is by being his big brother. Get on his level a little more. Talk to him. Find out what's going on in his world. He might start to see you more as an ally rather than the big, annoying brother that is constantly telling him to stop crying. Find a common interest. He might very well be jealous of you. See the world through his eyes for a little while and help him out. I'm always telling my children "You'll know your siblings longer than anyone else in life, longer than parents, spouses or your own children. So make it count". Take the time to have a relationship with him and I promise you'll have a hand in him becoming more mature. Good luck :)

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SPOILED ROTTEN BRAT - that's what he is! Until your parents wake up and start behaving like parents - then he will continue to act this way. If I were you - I would refuse to go anywhere with them.

Linda D

I would say he just does not know how to deal with his emotions. My youngest use to blow up a lot and I would tell her "stop and say it don't scream it" Maybe encourage him to take a deep breath and voice what he is feeling instead of crying. He will continue to do it because it is allowed. But he needs to learn an alternative method to release his feelings because the older he gets the more annoying it will be to everyone and it does not matter that he is a boy, I would say the same for a girl.

Miss Coffee

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