Often the older child tends to feel such when a younger one comes and tries to take away his/her place in the parents’ life.
Sibling Rivalry. Sibling Rivalry: Reasons and Consequences. Jealousy has always been a dominant trait of human nature. The thought of getting less attention than before automatically raises a feeling of insecurity especially among children.
Sibling rivalry emerges from such insecurities. It is very common in families where there are more than one child and as a result it is quite common among siblings to fight even over little things. Sibling Rivalry starts since childhood and continues till one becomes mature enough to deal with these issues calmly and logically. These fights usually erupts when a child feels lack of attention or even feels unwanted. Reasons behind such issues: Almost every parent think that their little ones are mature enough since childhood and share every little thing with their sibling from toys to clothes, from food to television, from defending each other in times of need to sharing every minute details but all in vain.
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