How can I make my little brother STOP?

Question

He goes from person to person annoying the hell out of them and it is obviously my week for him to annoy me. He keeps sitting next to me staring at what I do on the PC, reading my IMs out loud. Every time I tell him to go away he either hits me or says "shut up" and stays where he is. Then he starts climbing on me. My laptop has to stay in the living room. My mom is ignoring him. What do I do??? He keeps telling me to make him food, open drinks for him, do this, do that, and if I don't, he yells until my mom DOES notice, and she looks down on me for not doing those things for him. I'm really losing patience! (I am 17 he is 8).


Should I just spank him? How exactly do I keep him down and how many times/what do I spank with?

Answer 1

well im sixteen and ido the same thing

Answer 2

He just wants attention, affection, to be loved and have his basic needs met, such as FEEDING HIM and opening his drinks so he can DRINK.

The way you write this, I picture MOM either reading, watching TV or whatever she does, SISTER (you) on IM all night or some other chat or this Q&A, and other people in the house doing their thing - and this 8 year old not having anyone to play with and nothing to do.

What do you expect? And you want to HIT him? Geez! Why don't you just throw him across the room and beat him with a bat? Give me a break! What kind of family are you?

Life is short. Be a good sister, if you don't want to help him learn to use a PC, like play games, etc., then shut it off and go spend some time with him. I mean, his own MOTHER is ignoring him too! That sucks! Don't say I don't know what it's like. I have a 5 yr old adopted hyper ADHD grandson who craves attention, so I do know. Yes it's a pain at times and it's not easy, but he's a human being for crying out loud.

PS: I'm sorry I came down so hard on you. I've been thinking about this and you are entitled to a life also, so I'm sorry if I didn't think about you as well. Maybe you need to get out of the house for awhile or talk to your mom. He is HER child, not yours. But just remember you are his sister and he does need your love too.

Answer 3

first of all ...don't spank him. You'll just get into trouble for it and its not worth it even though it might make you feel better for a minute or two. Second if he's eight, he's old enough to get his own food. He should also be able to open his own drinks and many other things for himself. Let him read this and explain that there is an entire world of people out here, doing things for themselves!
As for your mom ignoring you guys, go over and quietly talk to your mom and ask her for her help. Explain that your brother really is driving you crazy and you have asked him several times to leave you alone but he won't. If you are mature about this and not whiny, mom may respond. If she doesn't then pound him and you'll just have to live with the consequence. Good luck!

Answer 4

He's a kid, and that's what little brothers and sisters do. They are hyper and curious about their world and the world of others. They are just trying to find where they "fit" in the world (and everyone else's). Is it annoying? Hell yeah..but you gotta keep it in perspective and remember he's just being a kid. The only reason he's bothering you is because he feels he's not getting the attention he wants, or, no one is giving him the APPROPRIATE attention. The reason he's bugging you is because he wants your approval. Give him something challenging to do, and then afterwards praise him for his efforts. Kids that age always seek approval and praise of their elders. You were once a kid. You should know that. Didn't it make you feel good to come home and show off your school projects to your parents or tell your mom and dad about the cool new stuff you learned or did? You were all excited about it when you were little, right? Your little brother sounds like he's not being challenged to his full potential. Keep him busy and give him a little more credit (and patience)

Answer 5

heres what i did with my kids doing the same thing. i invented a fictinal demon and told them that it comes after children taht do not behave and tries to eat them when they arent looking. Then i created a fake newspaper artical with some kid disapperaing. or do as i did to my brother about 8 years ago.

(not really recommended)
#1: stuff a sock in his mouth tape it closed tie him up and shove him in a dark closet and tell him tehres a demon inside.
#2 get a tazer (nuff said)
#3put the FEAR into him and just beat the ever living sh*t out of him and take your punishment . (this 1 worked REALLY well) i told afterwards that i would do it again unless he behaved. strang thing is after my parent went off a week later they thanked me for how his behavior was. he became a perfect angel after his beating.

Answer 6

you know 8 year olds can be intimidated. i kept my brothers in line by threatening them with threats i never had to do. give him an ugly face. if you are strong tie him up with duck tape and hold him upside down. or just duck tape him to the tree. my way was if he shouts i shout right back with a louder volume. i'm sure you can find some ways to give him a taste of his own medicine but do not be cruel. get creative and if possible, stronger.

Answer 7

Ooooh, believe me, I know how you feel, my mom had a daycare for a while. Anyway, tell him something hard to understand or give him something interesting or exciting to do. Play along until he can do it by himself, for example, tell him to draw a map of his own world, labeling all the best places and such, that should keep him busy for a while.

Answer 8

No spanking. That's your mother's job if she wants to do it. I don't know how to get rid of a pest except pretend he doesn't exist. Maybe it won't be fun for him without a reaction from you.

Answer 9

Kick his little A@#.
He's old enough to know exactly what he's doing.
Or you can do it right back to him, annoy him when he's play his favorite video game or tell him your going to embarrass him in front of his friends.

Answer 10

Duct tape

Answer 11

poor guy he just wants attention..why dont you try to make a deal with him..tell him that if you play a board game with him if he can leave you alone for a few hours. Why is he still up?