Sibling rivalry
I like to also address the relationship between the siblings when I work with the patient. I truly believe that if I help the environment of the patient to be better and supportive, they will start improving emotionally. Usually I like to address sibling rivalry during the family session.
I ask all family members to share how they handle conflict with each other and ask them to notice similar patterns on how they handle disagreements. Then I ask all the family members what the ultimate goal is which usually ends up being the same for everyone- get along better.
5 steps to handle sibling rivalry differently.
That’s when I present the document below and ask them to notice if there are any steps that they use when they handle fight. Once they identify it. I recommend weekly family meetings where they discuss this conflict resolution skills and when and who could have used it.
Me and my friend also have a parenting podcast. In the video above, I teach my friend how she can handle the stress of having three kids who are completely different and tend to fight constantly. You can also see that I try to validate her feelings, uplift her a little bit so that she can use the techniques to handle her kids.
