I have two sons. They are less than two years apart in age. The older one is 14 and 5'0" tall, rather short for his age. The younger one just turned 13 and he's 5'7". My older son has been depressed about this for awhile. He is not growing as fast as his peers. All of his friends are bigger than him even the girls. What bothers him even more is that now his younger brother is considerably taller than him and heavier and stronger and he is in the middle of a growth spurt. Occasionally they get into fights and my younger son can hurt my older one. What could I do to comfort my older son? Right now I'm trying to talk to both of them individually, especially my younger son. I'm reminding him that due to his size he shouldn't pick on his older brother because he could hurt him as he already has. Any other ideas?
2007-03-01 13:28:31 · 4 answers · asked by pauley 1 in Family & Relationships ➔ Family
My sons went through this in thier teen years as well. All I could do is tell them over and over that they are brothers and will be for the rest of thier lives. When my hubby and I are gone all they will have is each other so instead of fighting with each other they should watch each other's backs and be a team. Life is very hard and family is the only important thing. Now they are very close and have helped each other over lots of hurtles and bad times. (Oldest is 27 and 6 foot, 195 lbs and youngest is 23 and 6 foot 7 inches and 255 lbs). They make me proud.
2007-03-01 13:37:06 · answer #1 · answered by Praire Crone 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i have 4 sons and the baby is the tallest my youngest is 16 and 6'1 the 17 yr old is only 5'4" the other two older ones are only 5"9"
2007-03-01 21:37:00 · answer #2 · answered by t b 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tell your sons you will absolutely not allow them to fight one another and if they do, you will kick both of their butts and show them their size doesn't matter at all and they've lost their minds if they think you are afraid of them! Not everyone in this world is the same size, life is like that sometimes.
2007-03-01 22:31:59 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i have a brother who is 5 years older than me and i'm bigger than him.i know that he is jealous of me ...he has been for years even though now i'm 22 and he is 27.
he will always feel a little depressed but if he is a strong kid he will be fine...just show him your true love and tell him that these things don't matter ...brain does
2007-03-01 21:34:48 · answer #4 · answered by Just george 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋