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[quote=Anonymous]OP. Thanks for your replies. Responding to some posts:

I agree that there should be consequences. DH and I have mostly favored the approach of letting them work things out themselves, but consequences are necessary. I absolutely don't think his behavior is okay, which is why I posted. I know siblings can be rude to each other, and I was wondering if this is normal or if there are other issues that we should be concerned about instead of just the mean behavior.

Responding to questions about how DD has been dealing with it, DD has always kind of brushed it off until this week, when she asked DS why he was acting like this toward her. When he made rude comments to her, she would either ignore him (as DH and I told him it wasn't okay to say that to her) or tell him that he was being rude. We also told her that of course there's nothing wrong with her weight, appearance, and math abilities.

His friends are very polite, at least in my experience. He does have chores, which he is reluctant to do but is still required to. Neither DS or DD is the favorite. As I wrote, we are careful to treat them fairly. We give him plenty of positive attention so I don't think he has a reason to want more.

He didn't have a meltdown for 2 hours. He was upset when they both won but began crying after 2 hours, which I was surprised by. I think he is immature for his age. We are considering having him evaluated for ADHD because of a family history of it. ADHD definitely isn't an excuse for this behavior, but if he has it, maybe treating it will help. [/quote]

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