Explain Why It Is Important To Treasure Our Sibling Relationship By Jeff Kluger

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In the video, Jeff Kluger is trying to show us why it is important to treasure our sibling relationship. Kluger highlighted how a bond with a sibling is greater than any other bond or relationship. When Kluger said “our siblings are the only ones that are with us for the entire ride”, it blew my mind mostly because that never occurred to me. The book didn’t highlight the depth of sibling relationships, but does show how family furnish emotional security and support. In the first chapter we read “it is in our families that we generally seek and find our strongest bonds”.

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