How should I punish my two 10 year old brothers for almost killing my 6 year old sister?? NOT FAKE!!!?

WOW!

WELL, OBVIOUSLY IT WAS ACCIDENTAL. IT'S NOT LIKE THEY WERE TRYING TO HURT A HUMAN, THEY WERE JUST HUNTING.

BUT YOU DO NEED TO SIT THEM DOWN AND EXPLAIN TO THEM THAT THEY CANNOT DO THINGS LIKE THAT AROUND OTHER PEOPLE. I'M SURE THEY WERE SCARED AS HELL! SO I'M SURE THEY WILL UNDERSTAND.

THANK GOD YOUR SISTER'S OKAY

Well, you and/or your sister should have stepped in MUCH earlier before things escalated to the point they did. Your sister should have immediately stopped her 4-year old in the act of taking your daughter's iPod, telling her she can't take other people's things without asking (and removing her from the situation if the child wouldn't comply). While 4 and 6 is still young, it's PLENTY old enough to be taught about asking nicely and respecting other people's things. Personally, I don't think you should allow your sister to come over to your house for a while. Your daughter needs a break, and your sister needs to work on her children's manners. When they ARE allowed to come over again, there should be two new house rules: 1) Do not take other people's things without asking first, and 2) No going into Big Cousin's room without her permission. You should make it ABSOLUTELY clear to your sister that the rules will be enforced, and YOU'LL be the one to correct the children if she won't. Your house, your rules, end of story. For your daughter's part, I think you should encourage her to have SOME interaction with her cousins when they come over (being family and all that), but in exchange she should also feel like she has some protection to her own privacy and her own belongings, and that her parents value that enough to make sure it's enforced. As parents of a soon-to-be-teenager, fostering that kind of parent-child trust is absolutely essential.

First of all, Brooklyn, don't ever get children wicked ****.

Why punish? Sure it was pretty stupid to make a trap there, but they are kids... Instead of punishing them, teach them about what danger they caused and what effects it can have. Do NOT use violence, that's just retarded.

Just make them understand by themselves that they should think twice before doing something like that.

Syl, Eye for an Eye is probably not the best idea when we're talking such a punishment.. Stabbing someone with a spear? Maybe i'd agree to put a murder to death, or rape a rapist with a broom or something, but stabbing a child with a spear who did not intend to hurt anyone? That's just sick.

Okay, well you can't punish them the same way, otherwise child services could have them taken away possibly.

However, I would be very upset. I would tell them they couldn't make anymore traps for sure. I would ground them for sure. I would also ask them how they feel about what would happen if they accidentally killed her. Then just listen to them. Taking things away from them can be worse than actually hitting them, b/c if you do (for this case) what will happen? They get then they get to go outside and play again?! That's not a punishment. I would seriously ground them and make then do more chores around the house and a lot less time outside. And have them work towards being able to go outside like after chores spend time with their sister and be nice to her and get to know her etc.etc. At least that they will learn from and remember more and it will teach them to be careful.

But again, if you decided to just beat them and nothing else -- they won't learn anything. But trust me I know the feeling, sometimes beating someone who did something wrong makes YOU feel better than actually teaching anyone a lesson.

i would be really upset too... here are some choices

An eye for an eye (give him the same hurt he gave her -with the spear but held by someone )

all the chores for 2 months plus no friends over, no going anywhere, no tv, no radio/tv, no anything. No allowed to be in his bedroom (becasue he will find something to do) so has to sit in the liveing room when not busy, and has to appoligise to his sister.

first of all, you all sound like "children of the corn" or some other evil cult. why don't you live with your parents? why are you running around without adult supervision. go to the police station and tell them everything. they'll place you in a loving home or something. you have no right to punish your sibs and your sibs have no right to kill another sib. crazy **** man

let them watch chainsaw massacre late at night then when the go to sleep start up a chainsaw in there room it will definetly freak them out

beat the living daylights out of them. kids these days need some discipline.

set a trap and try to catch them with a net.

SCARE THEM REALLLY BADLY