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Siblings Should Get Respect From One Another

- Anonymous

“I may fight with my siblings, but once you lay a finger on them you’ll be facing me” (Unknown).  It is important that siblings have each other's backs. Siblings can’t do this without listening to one another. Therefore, Siblings need to be taught to listen to one another.  New studies say that listening to one another keeps you from missing information.

When you listen to one another it can help prevent you from missing information (Price-Mitchell). If you miss a little thing it can change the whole story into something unrelated. 72% of kids miss a small part of what has been said, turn it around and have ended up in a fight or jail. The NCMEC (The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children) has received 4.3 million calls of kids getting into trouble by mishearing what has been said.

People feel better when they show kindness to each other. One study showed that people who show kindness in their daily lives are the most successful in life (Brooks). This does not only mean doing good deeds, but it also means that adults must model how to be kind so that kids can see what it looks like.  

People can get irritable when you don’t listen to one another (“Sibling Rivalry”). When siblings don't listen to each other, they can get mad and or start a fight. 65% of kids get mad and out of control and don’t listen to their parents, when their parents tell them to listen because they are irritated.

Parents argue that if we want our siblings to show us respect, we have to contribute to make it different (“Improving Family Communications”). But in order for us to show respect we have to have good role models. Remember that children learn by example. As children we need to know that our parents don’t have a favorite child. Every child should fit in equally.

So we should get respect from our siblings. Siblings can change their perspectives by having good examples from their parents. And, parents will feel better when their children have respect for each other. We need to try as a family to make a change. Siblings should get respect from one another!!

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