• Question: If my siblings was fighting what advice would you give me ??

    Asked by anon-285014 on 19 Mar 2021.
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      Alex Baxendale answered on 19 Mar 2021:

      Hello! This can be a very tough situation, I would suggest you should always get an adult in situations like this. I know my siblings would never listen to me if they were fighting, but would listen to an adult, but also it’s best to not put yourself in the line of fire if they’re fighting. 3 hurt people is worse than 2! There isn’t really any ‘cure all’ Psychology that could be used to stop the fighting, the anger is coming from somewhere (disagreements, lack of personal space, so on) which might be something that could be solved by getting them to simply sit down and talk out their differences (or family therapy if it is severe), but this kind of thing really requires somebody who can handle the situation.
      In all, I would really recommend you tell an adult and get them to deal with the situation!

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      anon answered on 19 Mar 2021:

      Hi mass430yap,
      I agree with Alex. You should try and speak with a trusted adult, this doesn’t necessarily have to be your parents, such as a teacher for example.
      There may be a reason why they are fighting, such as having issues at school or feeling depressed that is fuelling these emotions. Maybe try and talk to them and ask them to talk a trusted adult too to explore the reasons behind the fighting.
      I hope this helps and the situation for you and siblings improves too.

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      Harry Piper answered on 23 Mar 2021:

      I agree with both Alex, and Lara, and would add its important to not take sides (even if you do agree with one of them and not the other!). Like Alex said, you don’t want to put yourself in the line of fire!

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      Dennis Relojo-Howell answered on 26 Mar 2021: last edited 26 Mar 2021 3:05 pm

      Hi mass430yap. Please don’t take this as a personal advice for your specifc circumstance. I just want to share that when I was growing up, I was fighting a lot with my siblings. I think it would be helpful to encourage them to be more respectful to each others’ differences – the way they use their words, taking turns in talking, and use indoor voices to work things out between each other. This can help them find a solution to the disagreements they experience with each other.

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