Comments on: Sibling Rivalry: Causes of Sibling Rivalry

By: Baby Birth Announcements

Baby Birth Announcements — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 01:13:19 +0000

When I was a child, I honestly didn’t even realize what I was experiencing was sibling rivarly when my younger brother was born. I thought I was the gem of the family being the only girl, but I was sorely mistaken. I admit, my brother Mark was so cute that I just felt like giving him little kisses all day long. This changed when I quickly realized how little my parents were paying attention to me. Here I was in the 3rd grade and trying my hardest to learn my multiplication tables. I just wanted to make my mom more than anyone proud of me, but to no avail: Baby always came first. Eventually he got a little older and we fought like cats and dogs. I mostly got the blame since I was the older sibling and I didn’t like it one bit. Time past and we got older. Now I can’t picture going more than 1-2 days without calling up my brother. Although we live 2 time zones away, we frequently keep in touch. We would remember how crazy we were with the extent of fighting we did, but I am just glad that eventually, I grew up and forgot jealousy all-together. Yet again, I suppose karma really does play it’s wicked hand because now my 2 boys are in constant battle on who’s better than the other. For Pete’s sake they’re 9 and 12 and still fighting. I hope that given time they will care for each other as well.

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By: Prenant MaMa

Prenant MaMa — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 03:49:09 +0000

I have a 3 y.o boy and a 2 y.o daughter, and the rivalry is really starting to pick up. My husband and I try to set good examples for our children. My boy is very aggressive and seem overly protective of his toy and does not want to share. We do try to give both equal time and involvement which seem to help.

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By: Shea

Shea — Mon, 05 May 2008 19:38:02 +0000

I was glad to stumble upon this. My 5 year old daughter told me this weekend she wished we had two mommies because she doesn’t want to share. Doesn’t get more direct than that! I am a single mom (girls 3 & 5) and I constantly feel like a one-woman show, jumping from playing cards with the 5yr old to snuggling with my 3yr old. They are never satisfied with what they get from me which feels defeating in itself! Trying to play as a threesome quickly turns into a “I want to be on mommy’s team, or Sit next to me mommy!” They older daughter has even reminded her sister that she was in my belly first! It is exhausting! I am so envious of my friend who has a 5 yr old son and a 9 month old girl. He LOVES his baby sister! I hardly ever see any sibling rivalry. Any suggestions on how to get some relief?

By: A Mom and More

A Mom and More — Sat, 28 Jul 2007 02:51:02 +0000

Thanks ladybug for visiting my blog. I hope in the days to come I’d be able to really write more blogs from my experiences as a mom to help other moms perform their noble purpose:)

By: ladybug

ladybug — Fri, 27 Jul 2007 09:37:08 +0000

I’m glad I happened to chance upon your blog while bloghopping. Gives me a lot of insight on how sibling rivalries arise. This is a lot of help esp. with couples (like my husband and I) who are planning on expanding their families. Thanks!