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 ...

Have you ever found yourself playing referee for the third time before breakfast? As a parent of multiple children, those moments when siblings genuinely enjoy each other can feel like magical but ...

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 ...

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

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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 ...

Hearing your siblings describe their childhood can sometimes be a little jarring. You may even get the sense that you didn’t grow up on the same planet, much less in the same house. “Despite having ...

Family estrangement can bring up big, difficult emotions, and it’s not always about parents and children. By Catherine Pearson Looking back, Alice Lewin recognizes how her relationship with her sister ...

The sibling relationship is an enduring bond that has a profound influence throughout a person’s lifetime. Our sibling relationships are typically the longest relationships we have with another person ...