Siblings experience higher anxiety, disrupted schooling and major changes to family life. Yet they are overlooked in discussions designed to support families.
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Heather Taylor Johnson’s mother had a difficult, lonely childhood. How would it have been different if her half-sister had grown up with her?
If you feel like family dynamics overwhelm you, remember there are few things you can do to take a breath and reset.
It is normal for an older child to behave in ways parents will find challenging when a sibling arrives, and for parents to feel upset they cannot spend as much time with their older children.
The Oasis reunion offers an excellent opportunity to examine what it takes to resolve a sibling feud permanently, when you’re young enough to prevent it from becoming a lifelong issue.
André Weil was a mathematician. His sister Simone Weil was a philosopher. They both thought deeply about the nature and value of mathematics and mathematics education.
Strong, positive and supporting relationships between siblings can support people’s well-being throughout their lifetimes, and parenting approaches matter.
These moving poems are a reminder that on Valentine’s Day, it’s OK to celebrate a broader definition of love.
Only children’s cognitive development by age 11 is more affected by things like their parents’ relationship and wealth than whether they have brothers and sisters.
Play fighting can help children’s development in many ways, from their balance, to their nonverbal skills and cognition.
Canada jays who are able to expel their siblings from the nest and home territory have better chances of survival.
All brothers and sisters have tensions or disagreements from time to time as they jockey for position in the family. But when one sibling victimizes another, there can be serious and ongoing harms.
Sharing administrative tasks and reminiscing on family moments can bring siblings together during tough times.
Researchers have long differed on whether growing up with a sister or brother influences who we become as adults. New research using big data aims to finally settle the argument.
A psychology researcher explains, squabbling is a child’s first go at figuring out how to get along with others. So, it is possible to see it as a positive.
A researcher who studied family estrangement identifies the main reasons behind it and how people can find a path to reconcile and heal family rifts.
Here’s what psychological studies have discovered about birth order.
Interestingly, there are more non-identical twins in Australia now than there have been before. The number of twin pregnancies has grown over the past 30 years.
It’s important to make genuine room for children in discussions about death, ritual planning and meaning-making.
New research shows that children who are kind, supportive and understanding influence their siblings to act and behave in similar ways.
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Professor, Canada Research Chair in Determinants of Child Development, Owerko Centre at the Alberta Children’s Hospital Research Institute, University of Calgary
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Department of Psychology, University of Calgary
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Postdoctoral Fellow in Psychology, University of Toronto
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The University of Queensland
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Assistant Professor of Human Development, Brigham Young University
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Lecturer, The Cairnmillar Institute Melbourne, La Trobe University
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PhD student in Biology, University of Rochester
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Atkinson Chair of Early Child Development and Education and Director of the Atkinson Centre, University of Toronto
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Professor of Population Health Science, University of Dundee
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Professor of Behavioural Ecology and ARC Future Fellow, University of Sydney
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Lecturer in Sport and Fitness, The Open University
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Professor of Psychology, University of Warwick
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Senior Lecturer in Sociology, University of Sheffield
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Associate Professor of Demography and Deputy Research Director in the Centre for Longitudinal Studies, UCL
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Professor of Psychology, The University of Melbourne