LI kids advice: How to keep an older brother out of trouble
Credit: Kidsday staff artist / Maya Villegas, Forest Hills
DEAR KIDSDAY: I am an 11-year-girl and I have an older brother who gets in trouble a lot. He needs some better friends. What can I do?
Scared Sis
DEAR SCARED SIS: It is good that you see that your brother needs help. If he is with the wrong crowd, he could get into more and more trouble as he gets older. Mabye there is another school nearby that he can transfer to and get a fresh start. Let him hang around your friends (and maybe they have older siblings for him to play with too) so that he is not bored or looking for trouble. Let your parents know that you know and you are worried about him. Sometimes doing volunteer work can also help a troubled kid. Maybe both of you can do something together in the community. School sports and clubs are also good things to do.
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