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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]PP again. How old are the kids? You say 6 years different. The words you described sound like fairly normal “mean” 8 year old words. Is this an 8 year old and a 6 year old, or a 12 year old and a 6 year old? When my kid was small I found older kids shockingly rude, reckless, and mean to my 2-3 year old. And then my kid got older and he was a jerk to little kids. By 12, though, they have generally matured enough to treat small kids with tolerance. My kid is now 14 is a huge sweetheart with small kids. Your nephew sounds like he is having challenges, for sure, but the age difference may be making things more difficult, too.[/quote]

11 and 5[/quote]

Hmm. Yes, 11 year old has challenges if he is actively mean to 5 year old (which clearly he is). But most 11 year old boys have zero desire to play with 5 year olds. Many can be rude and have to be parented into being good human beings to young kids. So while his behavior is not age-appropriate, the lack of harmonious play is pretty common. Still, they are cousins and hopefully will have life long relationships, so keeping short, positive family interaction is important. But I wouldn’t expect them to play together unless a grown up is facilitating it.[/quote]

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