Maybe the parents are favoring one child over the other, and that is
creating sibling conflict and needs to be balanced out in Family Therapy.
Not exact matches
Hear from our experts how to respond to preschoolers
creating imaginary friends, learning to socialize, and how to encourage
siblings to share with each other, resolve
conflicts, and get along.
this
creates a lot of
conflict because
siblings typically DO NT want to spend time together, so the
sibling that ends up with all the friends is usually going to feel «better» than the other... this is just my experience with my sister though, and my husbands with his brother.
Add to the mix additional
siblings of the ADHD child and
conflicts, attention pulled in different directions, feelings of resentment by the child who requires less attention --- all these factors combine to
create a parenting role that can quickly become overwhelming.
Kids Health recommends that parents avoid
creating the perception that one child's needs are favored over that of another by staying out of
sibling conflicts.
Instead,
sibling conflict appears to
create a context where age - appropriate issues of individuation and differentiation are played out.