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Whether you have 2 kids or 5, you cannot really escape sibling rivalry. It is quite an inevitable part of parenting. The reasons behind sibling rivalries are plenty – the personalities of the kids could clash; the kids could fight for your (or your partner’s) attention; the child could compete on things. In short, you are used to be in the middle of numerous mini battles. That said, with tact and some planning, you can deal with sibling rivalry in a right way. In fact, if the sibling rivalry will have a long-term negative impact on the kids would depend largely on how you, as parents, react to it.
As parents, sibling rivalry is a difficult and painful issue to deal with, but then as we mentioned earlier rivalry and jealousy are a normal part of the kid’s growing up years. As parents, your responsibility is to help your kids learn to manage it because. If they don’t, these issues will impact their adult life and will be difficult to resolve. Here are eight ways to ensure you are dealing with sibling rivalry in a right way.
As parents, we always dream of a perfect relationship between our children, but then disagreements between the siblings are something that we cannot escape from. Children often fight over games, toys, books and pull each other’s leg. Despite our best efforts, sibling rivalry is a natural part of growing up. But we hope with the above tips you will be able to handle sibling rivalry in a better way. All the best!
We would love to hear how you moms handle inevitable sibling rivalry so don’t forget to share your experience in the comments section below.
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