Sibling rivalry

Over centuries, birth order and rivalries between siblings have played crucial roles in the development of social and family structures. It is not just suburban moms who face the struggle of making sure there is no animosity among their children: even Adam and Eve’s sons competed with each other to an unheard of degree. Competition between siblings had been a part of humanity for as long as humanity has been around: Adam and Eve, Joseph and his brothers, Remus and Romulus, and now today in our own lives. There are many themes and lessons that come from the Bible and sibling rivalry occurs in several stories throughout the book. First with Adam and Eve’s sons, Cain and Abel. In perhaps what is the ultimate example of sibling rivalry, Cain murders his brother Abel in a fit of jealous rage. God had accepted Abel’s offer of meat, but not Cain’s offer of fruits and grains. Despite God’s warning to Cain against sin, Cain lets an all consuming jealousy towards his brother lead him into a blind rage. This story from Genesis 4 teaches us about how jealousy and learning to respect and support siblings are huge parts of sibling rivalry. While this story is an extreme example of rivalry and jealousy…

"I did not slap you, I simply high-fived your face" (The Story So Far). Worldwide sibling rivalry has been most common in households of one or more children. It is the simple act of jealousy, competition and fighting between siblings of blood relation most likely (Laule). Children are a main essence in family life, but unfortunately, they can become the stimulating destructive force within the family as competition between siblings begin to become more evident. Kids' relationships can…

The relationship between the brothers and sisters of a family has significant meaning in their personality development, social behavior, moral and family values. Siblings are an indicator of a family’s cooperation and children reflect their parents’ behavior. But family things are not always how we imagine they would be. Spending the most beautiful years of childhood and adolescence sometimes could be interrupted with many problems, and can leave us many bad memories we are forced to live with. …

because a new baby is arriving soon or having to get a sport gifted child to an event. This will cause the sibling to become jealous of their brother or sister that is receiving majority of the attention at that moment. From these, feeling sibling rivalry is ingrained. Depending on the severity and prolonged existence of the rivalry between siblings, sibling rivalry could have long term psychological effects. Siblings spend a lot of time together and they are bound to have fights and…

everyone in the world has siblings, but there are some family situations where there is only one child. However, if one has ever had siblings themselves, they have probably fought with them before. What is known as ‘sibling rivalry’ is quite a common occurrence in any family. Furthermore, there are various reasons that can uncover why siblings fight, such as because of situations of unequal treatment, differences in age, or simply touching the other’s stuff. At times, when siblings do not get…

Rivalries Make Love Sibling rivalries are always a big issue in any family that has more than one child. Children always want to fight for the attention of mom and dad. Parents always have a child that they pay more attention to than others. I think no parent should prefer one child over the other. Every child needs love and attention from their parents regardless of what the situation is. Even if the parents are divorced they need to still show love to them. Kids growing up without love or…

Raising Kids without Sibling Rivalry Noah Brown By Noah Brown Dec 9, 2011 Raising kids can prove to be the most challenging job that you will ever have in your life. Although every parent absolutely adores their children, sometimes the bickering and sibling rivalry can make a parent feel like they are going nuts. The constant back and forth yammering between siblings can often find that last nerve the parent has, and tweak it to the point that they can't take it any longer. You are not alone in…

Sibling rivalry exists in the majority of households. Often, one sibling feels that the other is being favored by one parent, or both. This can create shaky relationships between brothers and sisters, but it can also bring them closer together. This universal truth is portrayed in both short stories, “The Charmer” by Budge Wilson, and “Forgiveness in Families” by Alice Munroe. The protagonists of both these stories feel that their brothers are being favored by their mothers, and they have to…

The relationship held by siblings is mystifying. It is full of wonder and in which one can fight for hours with them, but when the battle is over five minutes later they rejoice and at times end up doing something ridiculous but joyous together that only they understand. Sadly, at times the relationship can go to the extreme of sibling rivalry. This was the case of Jessica Lun She Evans in “coming home”. She had a fear that any other person might have when they understand there will be a new…

Sibling rivalry is a common dispute throughout many households. However, during my younger years, it was severely intense between my sister, Samantha, and me; in fact, the battles were so frequent and unnerving, that in 2001 she [Samantha] was forced to reside with our biological father. Scientifically speaking, opposites attract, therefore, when you have two leads of the same identity they would repulse. Our personalities and preferences may be completely opposite, never the less, my sister…