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[quote=Anonymous]Don't be a parent too afraid to call out bad behavior.  Tell her point blank that she's being obnoxious, because she is!  If her feelings are hurt it's because the truth does sting when you're in the wrong.  Tell her that if she wouldn't do something to her friends (and she wouldn't do this or she'd have none!) then she can't do it to siblings.  Nip the brattiness now with some firm consequences.

That said, you can balance it by reminding that as the older she has priviledges as well as responsibilities.  If she has her own room, make it off limits to the others without permission.  I never use that space as punishment because I want it to be my kids' refuge when they need a break. 
 Remind her she can go there whenever she needs to get away from them if they're annoying her or from everyone if she needs some time to herself.

Hitting of any kind I positively do not tolerate.  No one - no one - in my house raises a hand to anyone else.  They can bicker, yell, whatever but hitting (even in jest because "I was just kidding" is never a shared sentiment!) is not okay.  Sit all of them down now for a reminder that you are a no-hitting family.  Everyone.  [/quote]

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