Parenting : 5 Things to Avoid when Encouraging Better Sibling Relationships in the Family

[New Blog Post] Parenting : 5 Things to Avoid when Encouraging Better Sibling Relationships in the Family

I love seeing my children play with each other gently and kindly. The thing is, it doesn’t always happen. Especially between the two older ones. (They say, siblings who are closer in age tend to get on each other’s nerves more often, yes?) Having said that though, I strongly believe that, as parents we CAN proactively encourage better sibling relationships in the family when the children are taught to be loving, gentle and kind towards each other. Since young. … Here are 5 things that I personally feel we should avoid when it comes to encouraging positive sibling relationships in the family: 1. No favouritism please Because children CAN sense it when we favour one child over another. 2. Don’t encourage one child to go against another This includes, not encouraging any ‘negative talks’ about another sibling. 3. Never ‘gang up’ with one child and go against another child Wan...

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