They may be best friends or best enemies -- or constantly switching back and forth -- but your kids will always share a special bond.
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Help your kids get along.
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How to help kids cope with the arrival of a step-sibling
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Ease the tension between your kids
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How much is too much?
- Sibling Harmony: Help Your Kids Get Along
Has your kids' relationship turned into a family feud? You can help them get along and negotiate a lasting peace.
- Q&A: Coping with Stepsibling Rivalry
How to help kids deal with the arrival of a new stepsibling.
- "My 3-Year-Old Has a Potty Mouth"
Our child development specialist suggests how to deal with an older sibling handing down a foul mouth to his sister...
- Birth Order and Personality
How being the firstborn, middle child, last-born, or only child may affect your behavior more than you think.
- Dealing with Sibling Rivalry
What to expect between siblings and how to ease the tension.
- Is Less Attention Hurting My Second Child?
One mom worries that her second child is developing more slowly because she can't dote on him, like she did her fir...
- Parenting Siblings
How to value the unique qualities of each child.
- Quiz: What's Your Birth Order Personality?
Why do firstborns seem so anal? Why are lastborns so happy-go-lucky? Discover if your birth order matches up with y...
- Quiz: What's Your Child's Birth Order Personality?
According to birth order theory, your firstborn is supposed to be somewhat conservative..but she's actually the lif...
- When One Twin Fights for Independence
Should a parent keep one twin out of a school activity just because her sibling is yearning for independence?
- The Fairness Fanatic
An older child may cry foul when you set up different rules for his younger sibling. How do you explain that you're...
- When Siblings Fight
A certain amount of bickering among siblings is normal. But how do you know when it's going too far?
- Bringing Home a New Sibling
What to expect from your child when the new baby arrives.
- Who's Easier: Boys or Girls?
When it comes to raising kids, gender matters. But our own personality and expectations may count even more.
- When Siblings Fight for a Single Parent's Attention
What should a single mom do when her children constantly vie for the limelight?












