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Weekly Quandary: Should Siblings Spectate?

Is sibling attendance at a brother or sister’s sports or other events part of being a supportive family, or “dragging them along?” Read More...

Published Tue, Aug 08 2014 10:18 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Siblings, parenting, advice, Families and Family Life, Athletics and Sports

I Don’t Love My Second Child the Way I Love My First

Of course I love my children equally, the exact same amount. But I do not love them the same. Read More...

Published Sun, Aug 08 2013 5:10 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Siblings, parenting, Families and Family Life, Emotions

Still Lonely in a World With More 'Onlies'

I am an only child, and the parents of only children often ask me how I felt about it. I never tell them what I really think. Read More...

Published Sun, Feb 02 2013 10:06 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Siblings, parenting, Children and Childhood, Families and Family Life

Should You Bribe Children to Behave in the Car?

Is giving children a Tic Tac for not squabbling in the car a horrible bribe or a good incentive? Read More...

Published Fri, Jun 06 2012 9:55 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Siblings, fighting, parental quandary

When Teasing Is Loving, and When It's Not

What are the lines that distinguish teasing that draws us closer, and teasing that pushes us apart? Read More...

Published Wed, Jun 06 2012 2:12 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Siblings, families, teasing

Quandary Considered: Handling Siblings Who Hit

"Low-level violence" among siblings may be natural, but it's still a parent's job to teach them to find another way to work things out. Read More...

Published Thu, Apr 04 2012 1:00 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Siblings, sibling rivalry, parental quandary, brothers, Adele Faber

Parental Quandary: Do Siblings Need to Fight Physically?

An only child asks if it's inevitable that siblings battle, punch and hit. Read More...

Published Fri, Apr 04 2012 10:16 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Siblings, fighting, sibling rivalry, hitting, brothers, sibling disagreements, sisters, quarreling

Zone Defense: From Two Children to Three

The third child is less of a financial shock than the first, but what's really amazing is how much less of a psychic shock you get when you go from two children to three. Read More...

Published Wed, Mar 03 2012 10:55 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Siblings, family finances, going from two children to three, laura vanderkam

Spacing Children Farther Apart Benefits Older Siblings

New research shows a gap of at least two years between siblings means better math and reading scores for the older kids. Read More...

Published Mon, Nov 11 2011 7:39 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Siblings, Research, testing, spacing children, KJ Dell

The Brother-Sister Bond

We often hear about the bonds between sisters or brothers, but rarely about the relationship between opposite-sex siblings. Read More...

Published Tue, Nov 11 2011 4:47 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Siblings, Peggy Orenstein, sister, brother, only children

Do ALL Parents Love One Child More?

A TIME magazine cover story asks the wrong question. Read More...

Published Mon, Sep 09 2011 7:54 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Siblings

What to Call a Half-Sibling?

The sticky problem of nouns and modifiers in blended families. Read More...

Published Tue, Aug 08 2011 11:36 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Siblings

Raising Siblings to be Friends

Why don't more brothers and sisters get along? Read More...

Published Fri, Jun 06 2011 12:39 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Siblings, advice, sibling rivalry

When Siblings Parent Differently

Short of violence, what to do? Read More...

Published Mon, Dec 12 2010 1:00 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Siblings, parenting styles

Similar Genes, Different Personalities

Scientists study why siblings are so different. Read More...

Published Wed, Nov 11 2010 1:02 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Siblings

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Weekly Quandary: Should Siblings Spectate?

I Don’t Love My Second Child the Way I Love My First

Still Lonely in a World With More 'Onlies'

Should You Bribe Children to Behave in the Car?

When Teasing Is Loving, and When It's Not

Quandary Considered: Handling Siblings Who Hit

Parental Quandary: Do Siblings Need to Fight Physically?

Zone Defense: From Two Children to Three

Spacing Children Farther Apart Benefits Older Siblings

The Brother-Sister Bond

Do ALL Parents Love One Child More?

What to Call a Half-Sibling?

Raising Siblings to be Friends

When Siblings Parent Differently

Similar Genes, Different Personalities