Siblings generally spend more time together during childhood. This is why in most cases, siblings tend to be competitive with each other and develop sibling rivalry. Sibling rivalry is a type of competition among siblings which can be unhealthy when parents fail to recognize and take action.
Siog Moore gives useful tips for parents to handle sibling rivalry between their children.
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hi I’m Siog Moore mother of four and
founder of little land nursery since 1994
I’ve been asked to talk to you this
morning about sibling rivalry and how to
prevent it I’ve got a little bit of
experience in this area
my children told me at the weekend what
they remembered about growing up as
children in our home and how they became
best friends they always remembered that
I said to them but more children I had
the more love I have to give and they
felt very comfortable with this we
called this love squared when the new
baby came home the new baby always
brought a gift for the children
something they really wanted and my
children remembers that this made them
feel very important this is one of the
key things to help your children feel
really important to help them feel
listened to at birthdays my children
always really enjoyed celebrating their
siblings birthdays because they were
allowed to bring one special friend to
the birthday party and this was a great
privilege because birthdays were very
important and they felt that they were
part of a very special family so things
you can do as parents to help your
children really feel valued and enjoy
each other’s company is to listen to
their individual concerns their
individual needs and respond to them not
to compare them when children are
compared with each other they don’t feel
quite up to the mark
helps them to work out solutions don’t
provide all the solutions for them ask
some questions about what they think
would happen if they did something in
that way or in another way allow them
all of their feelings all feelings are
important all feelings are good even if
they’re crying and they’re angry in
nursery we never say stop crying don’t
cry we say I see you’re sad
I see you’re angry I can I’m sitting
here with you I will stay with you what
do you need so we help the children to
tell us what they want and to navigate
their own emotions this is a scale that
they take through the rest of their
lives give your children
responsibilities so they feel important
let them help you with their snack boxes
with sorting out their clothes with
deciding what to do next
let them choose their books to read at
nighttime I hope this helps you and
helps your children become best friends
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Siog Moore is the founder of Little Land Nursery in Dubai. She is a qualified nurse in Ireland and came to Dubai 28 years ago to work as a specialist in Neonatal Intensive Care before starting her own family.
She truly values the family feel in the nursery and strives to get to know and support all the children and their families. She works with parent educators, counsellors, speech and occupational therapists to provide a holistic network of expertise for the children.
Siog believes that if your child’s self-esteem is strong and they have a true sense of belonging, then they have the ability to take life on with courage and creativity and to be the best they can be.
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