Raising Loving Siblings
How to Stop the Fighting and Help Your Kids Connect
Jonathan Caspi
1. “Can’t You Two Just Get Along?”: Going from Sibling Conflict to Sibling Closeness
2. “Time for a Family Meeting!”: Preparing for Sibling Conflict Before It Erupts
3. “Stop Fighting Right This Instant!”: Managing Sibling Conflict When It Erupts
4. “I Love All My Children the Same”: Dealing with Perceived Favoritism
5. “This Is My Angel and This Is My Devil”: Avoiding Sibling Comparisons
6. “You’re Just Like Your Father!”: Dissolving Rigid Parent–Child Teams
7. “This Is My Athletic Child”: Helping Children Find Their Special Talent without Hurting Their Siblings
8. “But I Love Baseball”: Curbing Your Own Biases
9. “Leave Him Alone! Your Brother Has an Issue”: Spotting Crafty Attention-Getting Behaviors
10. “Can’t You Two Find Something To Do?!”: Addressing Boredom and Providing Structure
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