Parenting : 5 Things to Avoid when Encouraging Better Sibling ...

I love seeing my children play with each other gently and kindly.

The thing is, it doesn?t always happen.

Especially between the two older ones.

(They say, siblings who are closer in age tend to get on each other?s nerves more often, yes?)

Having said that though, I?strongly believe that, as parents we CAN proactively encourage better sibling relationships in the family when the children are taught to be loving, gentle and kind towards each other. Since young.

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Here are 5 things that I personally feel we should avoid when it comes to encouraging positive sibling relationships in the family:

1. No favouritism please

Because children CAN sense it when we favour one child over another.

?2. Don?t encourage one child to go against another

This includes, not encouraging any ?negative talks? about another sibling.

3. Never ?gang up? with one child and go against another child

Wanting to prove one child wrong by pointing fingers at him together with another sibling? NOBODY likes that. Not even us ourselves.

4. Avoid negative talks about one child in front of another

This is kinda tricky because our kids may still be around to listen when we really want to share something that?s happened earlier (eg. a child?s bad behaviour) to our spouse. Need to learn to put a few things on hold, for the better. Not easy.

5. Avoid making comparisons between siblings?

Because we all know, such remarks are damaging.

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How do YOU encourage loving relationships at home? Any other ?encouraging good sibling relationships? tips to share??

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