Deal With Little Sisters

Little sisters can take a toll on you - sometimes they can be loving and sweet, and sometimes they are just those little pests. Here you have a few tips on how to deal with your little sisters.

Steps

  1. It's no good going into battle with so many options not knowing which weapon to use. And you're more likely to come up with a better plan of action before she's gotten on your nerves and got you seeing red. Yes, she will mess up your plan. Just do your best to stick to it and things will turn out better.
  2. Ignore her the best you can. She probably wants attention and negative attention is the most fun for her. Do not show her that what she is doing is bugging you.
  3. She will eventually want to play with you and she will feel punished by you if you will not play with her. When she asks to play with you just say "No, I don't want to be annoyed by you". She will soon get the picture that she is being avoided because she is annoying. She will probably stop being annoying so that she can play with you. She will hopefully have learned what happens when she behaves that way and never annoy you again. Don't make your controlling her obvious -- and don't admit you are avoiding her -- or she will act even more annoying.
  4. Talk to her in a calm manner. Staying calm with her can be difficult but will work, because she looks up to you though she will never say so. Plus your parents will think you're showing maturity when you stay calm.
  5. If things get worse and these steps won't work out, discipline her. Start putting limits. Hitting won't work by your parents, I'm sure of that. Don't act feisty, but be firm with how things should be around her. You need to put a point and say, Look, you're going to start doing the right things, in a strict way. Good Luck!

Tips

  • Hide the few things you find especially important or private, and take any relevant security measures (like putting a lock on your journal/diary). You can dust a little blush on the handle/doorknob so you can see the fingerprints and know if someone has been to your room.
  • If she hits you in public, simply step away. You do not want to make a spectacle of yourself, and your parents can't punish her if you were also in the fight.
  • Talk to your parents and explain your troubles to them, then ask them for a lock or to make a new rule about going in your room. If you give them a reasonable explanation, they're far more likely to see things your way.
  • When something happens, make sure your sister does not get to your parents before you do, because your parents will believe her before they believe you.
  • Bribe her. If you try once giving her something in return for peace or for her to not bother you, she'll leave you alone knowing that you'll give her something. Just buy a pack of candy and hide it in your room. Every morning tell her if she doesn't bother you the whole day, she gets a number of candies at the end of the day.
  • Treat her with love. If she knows that you love her with the way you show it, she'll stop bothering you. She'll give you peace and love back. Surprise her with a kiss once in a while. She's only bothering you know because you might be saying to her 'you're annoying' or 'leave me alone'.
  • Control your anger, especially when she's acting up specifically to get on your nerves. Seeing you angry will only encourage her.
  • Stop talking to her when she acts badly. Don't be mean; just avoid and ignore her. She will eventually understand and come to apologize.
  • Instead of getting angry at her directly, find a private place to vent where she can't hear or see you. It also helps to talk to your parents about it so that these issues are being brought to their attention.

Warnings

  • If she kicks step back. You avoiding her will annoy her more than letting her kicks make contact, and this will get her in trouble for bugging you. Just don't instigate.
  • Tell them what to do if they have any trouble. But be nice about it and don`t be too bossy
  • You could even lunge at her because most of the time she is way more frightened of you. But, if you do this do NOT touch her. Just lunge at her, laugh, and simply walk away! If that does not work threaten to tell your parents if she thinks you're bluffing then actually go tell them. Don't ever give her something to tell on you about.
  • Tickle her! IF she is ticklish, this will most likely work, tell her that if she continues behaving badly ( for example: Hitting , screaming or shouting ) then she will be tickled . Soon, she will learn to connect bad behavior with tickling , this usually only works if she does NOT like being tickled.

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