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Teasing siblings

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AngelWingsS · 29/12/2025 02:00

I know some teasing is normal but my son will relentlessly tease his sisters all day long. I’ve asked him nicely to stop, I’ve disciplined but nothing changes. I’m finding the screeching and screaming all day difficult to deal with as I don’t get a break from them anyway and it’s all day long. Maybe I need to get better at ignoring it as I’ve been told before that it’s normal. How do other parents cope with this?

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redfishcat · 29/12/2025 08:07

Let’s reframe that, he is bullying his siblings. Now deal with it. And stop this for the sake of your future relationship with you kids

redfishcat · 29/12/2025 10:41

I thought more people would come along with ideas.
I have two, either he stays in his room all day on his own.
Or he stays within an arms length of you all day and is told to stop bullying ever time he is cruel to his sisters.
they need to hear you defending them and stopping this unacceptable behaviour. Every time he bully’s his sisters, make him reframe it verbally to a compliment.
you are setting them up to be in abusive relationships as abuser or abusee when they are older.
schools would come down on this behaviour hard, and you need to do the same.
and praise him to the heavens when he is nice. And the sisters, obviously

AngelWingsS · 29/12/2025 13:39

Ive called it bullying before and asked for advice before and people said i was being mean to him and he needed more attention 🤷‍♀️ even though he gets attention all day.

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