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Siblings Should Get Respect From One Another

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“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, turned it around and has ended up in a fight or jail. The NCMEC ( has received 4.3 million calls of kids getting into trouble by mishearing what has been said. This means that siblings need to be taught early how to listen to one another and respect each other.

People feel better when they show kindness to children. One study showed that people who show kindness in their daily lives are the most successful in life (Brooks). Not only doing good deeds, but doing good things shows kids how to behave towards one another.  

A recent article states that people can get irritable when they don’t listen to one another. (“Sibling Rivalry”). When someone doesn't listen the speaker 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. This means that most kids need to learn how to listen when they become frustrated.

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. We as the children 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, which are demonstrated by parents. When children have respect for each other, then everyone feels valued. We need to try as a family to make a change. Siblings automatically should get respect from one another!!