Is there such thing as parent abuse?

Yes, I'm sure there is. If nothing else he could be charged with assault. I think the only way to disclaim a child is to turn him over to the state, or keep charging him with assault and eventually he'll wind up in jail.

I'm very sorry for your circumstance, maybe you could go talk to someone at your local police department and see what the options are.

Gee, I'm really sorry you are in this position. It's great that you are trying to help - DON'T stop doing that, your folks need you.

Is there a school counselor or a church leader that you can privately bring this up with? Maybe even a trusted adult neighbor? They can probably help you get started with some local help. At the very least they can be someone for you to talk things over with. Reach out to one of these people as soon as you can, and if you feel it is not helping, go on to the next one - Seriously. This is too important and you cannot change things on your own.

Good luck you sweet boy - and keep working at helping to fix this, not just referee.

This is sad. talk to your mother to see if she is alright.

then, set a good example on your brother. I'm 11 and whenever I go to stores I always never want to buy anything unless I really need it because when I was really little I got almost every toy I asked for.

Talk to your brother, too. Does he abuse you? if he does, put an end to it. you really need to get your family back together again.

I'm sorry about your mom, how she has been to the hospital twice for you know what.

are you in collage or do you live at home? If you are in a dorm in collage, call your house every now and then to check up on everything.

Good luck. sorry you have to go through this

Oh honey, I'm so sorry to hear what is going on.

I'm not sure I can help....this may be a bit beyond me since I am not a psychologist or therapist. Your mom may really need to see a psychiatrist or psychologist to help with her suicidal tendencies.

I would love to hear more about what the consequence are of your little brother's behavior when he acts out. I may be able to come up with some suggestions that you and your family can try since you apparently have to live with this little monster for while more to come.

Send me an email and let's set up some time to talk.

Good Luck and keep your chin up.

that is a really sad story!!! it's bad enough having parents abusing their children. there is such thing as parent abuse though. it was on Dr. Phil. Since i have not gone through it (not old to be a parent but thought i could TRY to help) I'm not sure exactly what you could do. sometimes, my sister isn't abusive, but she won't listen to anyone. i won't help her AT ALL. practically ignore her. it works sometimes if there's something he likes and you hide it or take it away somehow. There's also probably programs around your area that will take kids for an amount of time to correct them. you could try an alternative school, they can prove very effective.

to read about the Dr. Phil episode,

copy and paste this in your browser:

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OMG! ok well yea there is a such thing as parent abuse and i think u should just send ur brother to military school no joke he needs some straightening out badlyyyy....thats pretty sad tho why dont they just try and take control hes only 10 seriously how muh damage could he do..i think ur parents need to be more strict..but good luck =)

if ur close to him then talk to him. this is bad and sadly. . . . i guess u can say i'm kind of like ur brother since i have advantage of my dad and mom. and well i pretty much fight a lot with my older brother. but i don't use this as horrible as ur brother seems to be using it. let me tell u this stop making it seem as if ur brother is a monster but think of him as a human. there could be a reason for why he's acting like this i mean he does have a heart. seriously get the soft side of him or the sensitive part of him. he's not a monster but keep letting him have advantage and doing nothing then he will be a monster.

i know this is none of my business but i wish i could talk to him or something. seriously i'm not a pedophile but just it sux cuz i was kinda like that with my parents even if they were mostly little stuff.

Yes there is a such thing called Parent Abuse what you need to do is tell your school counsler and take it from there remamber nothing is your fault and your helping your brother!

This doesn't sound funny at all? Why isn't hitting an option?. It is not ILLEGAL to discipline a child. If you need help call the police and they might be able to put you in touch with a domestic violence officer. They will help out a lot better than us.

That's horrible. Get your parents (or even you, you are over 18) to send him on a Boot camp. Camping, hiking, pure disipline for about a month. It'll straighten him out for sure.

Please try it, I know it will work. I did it for my son and felt guilty, but he was a totally different child when he came back.