"I don't know what to do about the relationship between my children. My son is the eldest and my daughter is three years younger. He is so horrible to her and nothing I do or say makes any difference. He tells her what to do all the time and sneers whenever she says anything. He makes jokes about her to his friends and just never misses an opportunity to put her down."
"sneers whenever she says anything. He makes jokes about her to his friends and just never misses an opportunity to put her down. I had a similar situation with my own brother and as a result I find it very upsetting. I have told him to be kind and that what he is doing will affect their relationship for the rest of their lives and destroy her self esteem and how she interacts with others."
A son, the eldest, belittles his sister, who is three years younger. He tells her what to do constantly, sneers when she speaks, and makes jokes about her to his friends. The behavior aims to put her down and occurs frequently without parental actions changing it. The parent experienced a similar dynamic with a brother and finds the situation very upsetting. The parent has instructed the son to be kind and warned that his actions can damage their lifelong relationship, undermine the sister's self-esteem, and negatively affect her interactions with others.
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