Want your children to grow up as friends?
Try these tips :
Age difference mean that siblings will be at different stages of learning .So introduce activities that all age groups can participate in .Encourage older siblings to help the younger ones with an activity , to make older children feel more important.
Don’t rush to stop an argument- children sorting out their differences themselves can be a valuable lesson.
Don’t take sides: it will make them think you have a favourite.
Praise them when they’re getting along. Only noticing when they are mischieving will make them think this is the way to your attention.
Teach them to cooperate , such as taking turns to play with a particular toy and then swapping.
Remind children to talk through problems .If things get too heated , make sure they know how to ask an adult to help resolve the conflict.
Encourage them to thinkl of others. Ask them how they think their brother or sister is feeling and what they would want if they were in their position , helping them to emphathise.
Remain calm.it will remind them that it’s not such a big deal and will help them to listen to you.
Sibling relationships and adult depression
The quality of relationships with siblings during childhood may be a predictor of depression later life , according to researchers at Bringham and Women’s Hospital.
“Its appears there is a strong connection between closeness to at least one sibling during childhood and having lower risk of depression in adulthood.”said lead author Dr Robert Waldinger, director of the adult-development study. (at 68 years, it’s one of the longest longitudinal studies of adult psychosicial development ever conducted.)Researchers found that even taking into account the quality of relationships with siblings during childhood and a family history of depression independently predicted both the occurrence of major depression.
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