My 10 year old brother drives me insane....

Well in terms of swearing, I started when I was about 11-12 and stopped a year later. It's a phase, in this case because I heard my brother, who I always look up to, swearing. There are tons of phases in life. Do you swear a lot yourself (even around your own friends or when you forget something, etc?)

Anyway, he honesty doesn't sound that bad for a 10 yr old, he has a big temper and needs a little discipline, but consideirng what you can see on the internet and TV nowadays, its no wonder he's acting up.

Good luck though, there's some great answers in this thread!

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hahaha i knw what u mean, well all you do is claim your respect, give him a beating of his life every and any time he swears at you, after 3 or 4 trys he wont dare... he wont even hgave to be asked to do anything :wink:

...sounds a bit extreme but sometimes force is the only way necessary.

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The-Godfather

hahaha i knw what u mean, well all you do is claim your respect, give him a beating of his life every and any time he swears at you, after 3 or 4 trys he wont dare... he wont even hgave to be asked to do anything :wink:

...sounds a bit extreme but sometimes force is the only way necessary.

LOL, and your location is: Mike Tyson's house! :p:

Reply 9

TheDutchy

LOL, and your location is: Mike Tyson's house! :p:

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Toy Soldier

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Are you male or female, OP?

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Luize

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TheDutchy

Anyway, he honesty doesn't sound that bad for a 10 yr old, he has a big temper and needs a little discipline, but consideirng what you can see on the internet and TV nowadays, its no wonder he's acting up.

Good luck though, there's some great answers in this thread!

Doesn't seem that bad for a 10 year old? I'm 19 and I won't swear to my parents or siblings. And I didn't even when I did go through a rebelling stage. It's a matter of respect which at 10 you should really have! Sure you will be cheeky but if I had swore at anyone when I was 10 I would get a severe telling off!

I think you should talk to your parents about it, suggest that everytime he swears he has to put money in a pot. That way when he learns to stop swearing he can have a treat with the money he has had to put away.
He does need some discipline!

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Enchanté

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Exactly the same with my 9yr old brother who's ten soon, he doesn't swear though he's fine when my parents are around but soonb as they're gone he plays up and is really hard to control, you just need to have that will power OP and cope in the stressful situation ignore him, don't sure you're angry stressed etc, He'll get bored of it in the end.

Reply 13

Luize

It's a matter of respect which at 10 you should really have!

Like I said, I passed the stage, its a phase, don't ignore it, but don't see it as a life threatenting thing. And one more thing, since when do the little ones have respect???

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And one more thing, the OP said that he started when the parents LEFT, so he doesn't swear at them, yes siblings is bad too, but not as bad as parents.

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Toy Soldier

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Luize

Doesn't seem that bad for a 10 year old? I'm 19 and I won't swear to my parents or siblings. And I didn't even when I did go through a rebelling stage. It's a matter of respect which at 10 you should really have! Sure you will be cheeky but if I had swore at anyone when I was 10 I would get a severe telling off!

I think you should talk to your parents about it, suggest that everytime he swears he has to put money in a pot. That way when he learns to stop swearing he can have a treat with the money he has had to put away.
He does need some discipline!

Hmm, I swear in front of my family and always have done (since I was about 9 or 10 probably). I wouldn't swear AT them though. Except my mother. Who I often swear at, shout at, and generally lose my temper with. But meh, she lost my respect years ago anyway.

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Godfather his ass man :p:

, if it was a sister i wldnt advise that though lol, i don't think girls are like that anyway

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Anonymous #1

OP

Toy Soldier: I'm male
TheDutchy: Yeah he's not THAT bad, he could be worse but even so he still drives me ****ing crazy... I have to admit I do swear too much, I think thats part of the problem. i don't swear at him though I just use it in casual speech without realising it...
Godfather: I've tried that philosophy but it doesn't seem to work long term, within a few days he'll be exactly the same!
Luize: I do know kids who are far worse, its not like he pours paint over the car or anything like that. I think it's because he's the youngest, when I was his age I would have been told off but then he only does it when my parents aren't around!

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Toy Soldier

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The-Godfather

Godfather his ass man :p:

, if it was a sister i wldnt advise that though lol, i don't think girls are like that anyway

In my experience, big brothers and little sisters usually get on well (plenty of sibling fights of course, but that's natural). The relationship tends to be more "protective" though. Big sisters and little brothers on the other hand is different. I didn't get on with my older sister very well until I was nearer 14 / 15.

Brothers on the other hand, heheh, brothers fight. It's the way of the world.

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