Topic
Brothers and sisters
Fights, keeping score, a new baby, twins, and the only child.
Articles
- Adult Sibling Rivalry: Old Family Roles That Come BackYou're forty, with children of your own. But at your parents' table you're suddenly "the baby", "the responsible one", "the difficult one" again. A letter about adult siblings, old roles, and what your children see.
- Why Does My Child Boss Other Kids Around?"No, you be the baby. I'm the teacher. Do it my way!" A practical guide for parents of a bossy child: what may be underneath it, and how to turn bossiness into real leadership.
- Why Do My Kids Fight Over My Attention?When siblings fight over who sits next to you or who gets your attention, a seat is rarely just a seat. Why children compete for a parent, and how a named time for each child can calm it.
- Getting Your Older Child Ready for a New BabyA new baby changes the whole family, and the older child often feels it first. What research suggests about this change, and small ways to keep your firstborn close.
- Only Child Myths: What Research Really Says"Only children are spoiled." "They're lonely." "They can't share." Common myths about only children set beside decades of research, and what actually matters for a child growing up without siblings.
- Raising Twins and Close-in-Age Siblings as IndividualsMatching clothes, shared birthdays, "the twins". Common myths about twins and siblings close in age, set beside what helps each child grow into their own person.
- Sibling Bullying: The Moments That Last Into Adulthood"You were always the favourite." "You ruined everything." A word from a brother, a cruel game, a parent who didn't step in. A reflective essay on sibling moments that stay for decades, and how parents can protect children now.
- Sibling Rivalry: When Brothers and Sisters Keep Score"The calm one" and "the wild one": how comparison may turn siblings into rivals, and why fair does not always mean the same.
- Siblings of a Child With Extra Needs: The Quiet SiblingOne child needs therapy, appointments, constant care. The other learns to wait. What the quiet sibling may be carrying, and how parents can make sure they are seen too.
- How to Stop Siblings Hitting Each OtherWhat to do in the moment when siblings hit, what to do afterwards, and the signs that a pattern is no longer ordinary rivalry. A practical guide with safety first.