Dealing with Sibling Rivalry Sibling rivalry can take many forms—from good-natured demands to know a parent’s favorite to aggressive fighting, punching, and biting. It’s one of the most common problems families face and one of the biggest sources of parenting stress. Siblings may have very different personalities, and they are thrown together and forced to work out their...
HOW SIBLING RIVALRY AFFECTS KIDS AND PARENTS Sibling rivalry can be a chronic source of frustration for parents, as they may feel that they spend most of their time mediating conflicts. This increases the stress and exhaustion of parenting. Constant conflict can also make it difficult to spend meaningful time with children, either together or separately.Some parents...