Episode 16: Sibling Rivalry




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Summary:  <br>  <br> Si<a href="http://bit.ly/WFHsiblingrivalry"></a>bling rivalry: harmless rite of passage? Or everything that made you the neurotic adult you are today?<br> The inevitable part of it seems clear. <a href="http://rontaffel.com">Dr. Ron Taffel</a> says siblings are like lion cubs, born with an intense and innate need to tussle. But if that fighting it’s normal, it isn’t always benign.<br> So when should a parent step in? And what works when she finally does?<br>  <br> Here’s some links that we discuss in this episode:<br> <br> *  from Anahad O’Connor for NYT Well blog: <a href="https://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/06/17/when-the-bully-is-a-sibling/">When the Bully is a Sibling</a><br> * some good stop-the-quibbling advice from Dr. Sears: <a href="https://www.askdrsears.com/topics/parenting/discipline-behavior/bothersome-behaviors/sibling-rivalry/20-tips-stop-quibbling">“ignore small, address big” </a><br> * from Peter Toohey for The Atlantic: <a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2014/11/sibling-rivalry-a-history/382964/">Sibling Rivalry: A History</a><br> <br> Is the sibling in-fighting driving you batty at your house? Did you survive some memorable squabbling in your own childhood home? Tell us in the comments!<br> <br> <a title="Episode 16: Sibling Rivalry" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.whatfreshhellpodcast.com/2017/05/episode-16-sibling-rivalry/"></a><br> <a title="Episode 16: Sibling Rivalry" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://plus.google.com/share?url=https://www.whatfreshhellpodcast.com/2017/05/episode-16-sibling-rivalry/"></a><br>