Sibling Rivalry
- IS YOUR HOUSE A WAR ZONE?
- ARE YOUR KIDS ANGELS ONE-ON-ONE BUT DEVILS AROUND THEIR
SIBLINGS?
- DO YOUBUY TWO OF EVERYTHING TO AVOID WORLD WAR III?
- DO YOU WEAR ONLY BLACK AND WHITE STRIPES SO YOU CAN
REFEREE EFFECTIVELY?
If this sounds familiar, your family is not unusual, nor are you alone! In fact, SIBLING RIVALARY is as old as mankind – it’ both inevitable and normal. However, sibling relationships are hugely important influences on how your children develop self-esteem, self-identity, and are a template for other relationships! Because of this, you want to ensure that your children derive maximum benefit and minimum harm from their interactions with their siblings.
As parents, you have a great deal of impact on how each child feels about him/her self, about his/her siblings, and about his/her place in the family. YOU can minimize the rivalry, bad feelings and fighting – or make it WORSE!
In a seminar presented by Susan C. Stone learn positive and practical strategies for:
- Working against the natural competitive dynamics of siblings
- Avoiding comparisons and helping each child develop their unique potential
- Avoiding the “competition trap” children set for you!
- Handling kids’ feelings about their siblings
- Controlling destructive fighting and reducing children’s need to fight
- Using disagreements asteachable moments forcompromise and negotiation
- Developing respect for differences among siblings
- Coping with having a new baby in the family
Susan C. Stone is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in private practice and has worked for over 30 years with children and parents. She speaks widely on topics of interest to the parents and educators of children, from preschool through high school. In addition to her practice, seminars, and book, The Indulgence Trap, she has appeared as a parenting expert on television on “Great Day America” and as a regular contributor on KFWB radio.