The entering of a baby on this world enriches its parents’ relationship, brings a joy to its grandparents and relatives, and changes its older siblings’ life. It is a fact that everyone’s attention is focused on the baby. On the other hand, the older kid can feel neglected, because he doesn’t feel his parents’ love and commitment as before. Often, those kids feel like their new family member is taking his parents and relatives away from him, and that is a reason why they start to get frustrated, jealous and competitive towards the baby. They would try to show their jealousy by taking away the baby’s toys or break them, teasing the baby, pushing it, or even argue with it. As the baby grows up, jealousy and rage can grow bigger and stronger. Some people think that being jealous of a baby is not as serious, and that it is something that every child goes through, but actually it is a real problem. The statistic shows that about 53 out of every 100 children abuse a brother or sister. And most of them started when the …show more content…
Parents are a beneficial factor that must be involved in solving their children problems. Sometimes when there is not a harmonious relationship between two parents, or when they are crossing through a tough period, they have not enough time for their children. Faced with their parents getting through a problem, children are exposed to situation where they have to choose on which side they are. There can appear a conflict due to their different point of views, and taking the fact that family is a sensitive theme, sometimes it is really difficult for children to make a compromise. In those situations, the main role is in the parents. A fact from http://betterhealth.vic.gov.au states that "rates of sibling rivalry are lower in families where children feel they are treated equally by their parents and where their place in the family is respected and valued." If their parents are not showing any interest what is going on in their children’s life, children can easily become estranged, divided and have not enough communication. What parents need to do is constantly communicate to their children, give them space to express themselves, and show them they are loved unconditionally and equally, no matter what is the situation or how different they