Comments on: Friend or Foe?

By: Emily

Emily — Fri, 01 Oct 2010 17:49:46 +0000

I agree! The process is the most important part, and the part that will carry through to all parts of their lives now and ongoing. Learning to tolerate and respect others is a very important lesson.

By: JM

JM — Fri, 01 Oct 2010 14:41:09 +0000

I think it’s also important not to have anyexpected outcomes, in terms of your childrens’ relationship with one another. It doesn’t help them to have expectations that they will always be BFF’s. It’s better to follow a healthy process in terms of helping them communicate and deal within the family, and let the rest go.
Great series!!!

By: Sibling Rivalry

Sibling Rivalry — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 12:49:44 +0000

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By: The Hidden Benefits of Sibling Rivalry

The Hidden Benefits of Sibling Rivalry — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 13:48:57 +0000

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By: Aura

Aura — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 15:34:09 +0000

have an older sister (by 2 1/2 yrs.) and honestly we barely fought at all- including both the youngster wanting/sharing dynamic time and the teenage years. Really. This is not just my memory but family and friends input as well. How did we/ my Mom do it? Not sure. Some of it was that we had so few toys to even fuss over, and some of it was that being children of a single mom who needed to move a few times during our school years, made us need each other more. When I was young, my sister was my hero and she in turn treated me, not just with big-sisterly caring, but with respect too. Now my daughter and son are only just entering the stage of both desiring the same spot to sit and the same toy to play with. So I don’t have much input yet, but we do talk a lot about the feelings and needs of all people in our household and as the compassion grows so may the desire to share sound time/ toy time/ together time. we will see.