[SIZE=8pt]i am not a only child. i have 1 sis and 1 bro. sometimes i wish they were gone but then again they cant help me with stuff. like homework cleaning (ugh) and plus i am the youngest my bro is the oldest. if ur the oldest do you hate it or love it? i luv being the youngest but sometimes i dont.[/SIZE]
I know someone who has about nine siblings at school. They're also on my swim team. I can't tell them and their younger (by one year) sister apart. I also can't tell their two younger sisters apart. I think their younger sister's might be twins. I'm not sure though, and don't want to seem stupid by asking.
I'm the youngest acctually, I hear they tend to be smart and silly, and it is true that they are often jelouse of their brothers and sisters, even though they DO get spoilt.
Let me get down to the facts they wrote down in articles:
Sibling rivalry usually starts right after, or before, the arrival of the second child. The older child can become aggressive, “act out”, or regress (act more like a baby). Research indicates that the older child’s personality has the most effect on how they react to a new baby. Children with the closest relationships to their mothers show the most upset after the baby is born, while those with a close relationship to their father seem to adjust better. The child’s developmental stage may affect how well they can share their parents’ attention. Often two-year-olds have trouble adapting to a new baby, because they still have a great need for time and closeness from their parents.
According to observational studies by Judy Dunn, children are sensitive from the age of one year to differences in parental treatment. From 18 months on siblings can understand family rules and know how to comfort and hurt each other. By three years old, children have a sophisticated grasp of social rules, can evaluate themselves in relation to their siblings, and know how to adapt to circumstances within the family.
Sibling rivalry often continues throughout childhood and can be very frustrating and stressful to parents. Adolescents fight for the same reasons younger children fight, but they are better equipped physically and intellectually to hurt and be hurt by each other. Physical and emotional changes cause pressures in the teenage years, as do changing relationships with parents and friends. Fighting with siblings as a way to get parental attention may increase in adolescence. One study found that the age group 10 to 15 reported the highest level of competition between siblings
Sibling rivalry can continue into adulthood and sibling relationships can change dramatically over the years. Events such as a parent’s illness may bring siblings closer together, whereas marriage may drive them apart, particularly if the in-law relationship is strained. Approximately one-third of adults describe their relationship with siblings as rivalrous or distant. However, rivalry often lessens over time and at least 80 percent of siblings over age 60 enjoy close ties.
There is much to describe about status' in each family, and i am so [sure] that it would take a LOT more paper to write about this, If i had enough. One thing that you have to remember is that you should love your sibling, no matter what, even if you are like me, who practically hates their sibling
I'm the youngest acctually, I hear they tend to be smart and silly, and it is true that they are often jelouse of their brothers and sisters, even though they DO get spoilt. Let me get down to the facts they wrote down in articles:
Sibling rivalry usually starts right after, or before, the arrival of the second child. The older child can become aggressive, “act out”, or regress (act more like a baby). Research indicates that the older child’s personality has the most effect on how they react to a new baby. Children with the closest relationships to their mothers show the most upset after the baby is born, while those with a close relationship to their father seem to adjust better. The child’s developmental stage may affect how well they can share their parents’ attention. Often two-year-olds have trouble adapting to a new baby, because they still have a great need for time and closeness from their parents.
According to observational studies by Judy Dunn, children are sensitive from the age of one year to differences in parental treatment. From 18 months on siblings can understand family rules and know how to comfort and hurt each other. By three years old, children have a sophisticated grasp of social rules, can evaluate themselves in relation to their siblings, and know how to adapt to circumstances within the family.
Sibling rivalry often continues throughout childhood and can be very frustrating and stressful to parents. Adolescents fight for the same reasons younger children fight, but they are better equipped physically and intellectually to hurt and be hurt by each other. Physical and emotional changes cause pressures in the teenage years, as do changing relationships with parents and friends. Fighting with siblings as a way to get parental attention may increase in adolescence. One study found that the age group 10 to 15 reported the highest level of competition between siblings
Sibling rivalry can continue into adulthood and sibling relationships can change dramatically over the years. Events such as a parent’s illness may bring siblings closer together, whereas marriage may drive them apart, particularly if the in-law relationship is strained. Approximately one-third of adults describe their relationship with siblings as rivalrous or distant. However, rivalry often lessens over time and at least 80 percent of siblings over age 60 enjoy close ties.
There is much to describe about status' in each family, and i am so [sure] that it would take a LOT more paper to write about this, If i had enough. One thing that you have to remember is that you should love your sibling, no matter what, even if you are like me, who practically hates their sibling
I have 6 brothers and 0 sisters! I'm the youngest, and they are all older than me! Isn't that just GREAT!? h34r:
I get along with all of them, but they punch, bite, kick, harriase, and sit on me all the time! But they are just playing around, it's pretty funny. h34r:
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