Saturday, January 28, 2012

Sibling Rivalry

Sibling rivalry is very common in families with more than one child. Siblings find many things to fight over, including attention from parents and sharing things. Young children usually want to keep their toys to themselves, and not share them with other people. This can cause sibling rivalry when children want to play with the same toy, but no one wants to share. Sibling rivalry can also be caused by children being around each other for long periods of time. Siblings may get tired of each other when they are near each other for a while, and they may start to fight because of that. Sibling rivalry can be caused by a lot of different things, but it all depends on how well your children get along and what your children fight about.
          There are some things that parents can do to end sibling rivalry, though they may take some time to work. Parents could try having their children talk everything out to see what is bothering them. They could teach their children to share their toys with everyone. It teaches children good traits, and also reduces some of the sibling rivalry. Parents could also have family times, when everyone is together and having a good time. They could make it so children need to spend time with each other, but during that period of time there would be no fighting.
          The reasons for sibling rivalry vary from family to family. The solutions for sibling rivalry also vary from family to family. There are many things to do to solve the problem of sibling rivalry, and, eventually, your children will grow out of it.

Monday, January 23, 2012

Memories of Social Development

When I was a little girl, I had a lot of friends. My best friends were Jill and Rachel. Me and Rachel loved having play dates over each others houses. At Rachel’s house, we would play with her American Girl Dolls and stuffed animals, dressing them up and playing pretend with them. We never wanted the play date to end and it always took our moms forever to get us to leave. I remember that me and Rachel were very good friends and we had good times when we were with each other. Me and Jill were also very good friends. Just like me and Rachel, we would have a lot of play dates together. Me and Jill had a lot of things in common, which helped us become best friends. We both liked to do the same things and we would wear similar clothes. Rachel and Jill were always nice people and I had a lot of fun with them.