How to Deal With Siblings Who Don't Like Oneself

Nearly all siblings fight and argue at one time or another and it can often feel that your siblings don't like you. Whether that is true or not, follow these steps to deal with siblings who don't like you and not let petty fights turn into big feuds.

Instructions

1. Stay calm when you have a confrontation with a sibling. Yelling or arguing back will only escalate the problem and make your sibling angrier.

2. Apologize for anything you might have done to upset your sibling. Remove yourself from the conversation immediately and refuse to argue and fight.

3. Try to be nice and respectful to your sibling. If you don't give your siblings a good reason to dislike you, then your situation should improve.

4. Make it appear that your sibling's teasing and rude remarks don't bother you at all. Just act as if they said something nice instead. Eventually, when they realize that being mean isn't any fun, they should stop.

5. Ask parents for advice about what to do when your siblings are being mean to you and ask them if you can improve the situation yourself. They will probably have some good ideas that will work.

Tips & Warnings

• Avoid your siblings when possible. There's no reason to surround yourself with people who stress you out or make you upset.

• Don't tell your parents every time your siblings do something to annoy you. If they get in trouble for it all the time because you told Mom and Dad, they may begin to resent you even more. Just remember to ignore them.