Research on adult sibling relationships suggests that the transition to adulthood is a critical period for sibling bonds. If ...

If you’ve ever watched a pair of siblings laughing over an inside joke, backing each other up at the dinner table, or navigating life with the seamless shorthand of best friends, you might assume it’s ...

Siblings who fight a lot gain surprising advantages, from thicker skins to sharper negotiating skills. Indeed, conflict is inevitable, but it’s important to note that it doesn’t have to come at the ...

Before school or friendships, siblings are often a child’s earliest teachers. The back-and-forth of play, arguments, and alliances builds a kind of emotional intelligence boot camp. Experts in child ...

Dear Meghan: I come from a dysfunctional family where everyone is high achieving, but no one is close to one another. Growing up, emotional well-being and relationship building were not valued, only ...

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When parents catch behavioral issues in their younger children such as aggression, defiance, rule-breaking, or difficulty controlling impulses, the first instinct may be to adjust their parenting ...

There are two common assumptions about the relationships between brothers and sisters. The first is that these relationships are the longest of our lives. In having two or more children, parents might ...