There are many reasons siblings fight. And there are many ways you can help them stop
One big happy family. We see it in pictures (even our own). We’ve heard all about it. But the reality of family life is usually… quite different.
“Maaa! He’s touching my bed and I told him not to! Make him stop!”
Grab, push, shove, cry. Screech, wail, whine, sigh. Siblings bicker and fight, tease and provoke. Why can’t they just get along?
Some theorize that “sibling rivalry” happens when children feel there’s a shortage of available love. One’s siblings are therefore a threat to one’s own access to love and consequently, an enemy.
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