https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Tue, 05 May 2026 23:14:48 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-step-in-if-the-older-child-is-tricking-the-younger-one#post-2250059 Thu, 30 Jul 2015 13:59:07 +0000 Chillybear 2250059@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My husband has a brother that's 3 years older when they were 3 and 6, his brother convinced my husband to trade bedrooms and my husband ended up with a much smaller bedroom. Their parents didn't step in and the brothers still fight with each other that the older took advantage of the younger and the parents didn't stop it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-step-in-if-the-older-child-is-tricking-the-younger-one#post-2250048 Thu, 30 Jul 2015 13:54:24 +0000 Mrs. Tiger 2250048@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Hmmm. D mostly doesn't fall for stuff (yet). K normally tries to get a toy he's playing with by trading a much crappier toy,and D always says no :) not sure how to handle it when he's more successful! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-step-in-if-the-older-child-is-tricking-the-younger-one#post-2249990 Thu, 30 Jul 2015 13:28:28 +0000 Truth Bombs 2249990@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think you did the right thing. Since the younger one was having fun you didn't step in in the moment. But I think it's good you talked to your son about what he did and why it wasn't nice.</p> <p>I'm the younger child but I was constantly tricking my brother into hitting/yelling at me just so I could get him in trouble. It drove my dad crazy "She's your younger sister! Stop letting her manipulate you!!!". I was pure evil :silly: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-step-in-if-the-older-child-is-tricking-the-younger-one#post-2249982 Thu, 30 Jul 2015 13:24:27 +0000 Maysprout 2249982@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Sometimes. I've had a couple talks with my older daughter recently. I'll tell her when my younger one is too little for an item or activity, but then she has to refrain from rubbing the younger ones face in it. It takes a lot of restraint at that age but I will remind her when she's going too far. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-step-in-if-the-older-child-is-tricking-the-younger-one#post-2249920 Thu, 30 Jul 2015 12:49:28 +0000 mrbee 2249920@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>This morning I let my daughter play a game on the tablet while I got their backpacks ready. My son (the oldest) tricked her into picking a game that was too hard for her (a math app), and then he "helped" her by playing the game for her.</p> <p>I'm sure she didn't mind (in fact she was having fun), but I feel like it's a bad precedent to encourage for the eldest. So I said something to him about how I knew what he was doing (and to give her a turn), but let them finish their game in peace.</p> <p>Never sure if that's the right way to handle it... do you step in if your older kids are tricking your younger ones? </p>