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Sibling rivalry is a type of rivalry among siblings, blood-related or not. The likelihood of sibling rivalry is more if the siblings are of the same sex[1] .
Origin of sibling rivalry[]
- Constant comparision of the siblings by parents
- Competition for time, attention, love and approval of parents
- Jealousy
Consequences[]
- Sibling rivalry can cause family problems and hurt the children's relationship with their parents.
Famous sibling rivalry instances[]
- Cain and Abel from the Bible -- the sibling rivalry resulted in Cain killing Abel
- Asha Bhosle and Lata Mangeshkar are on friendly terms now, but during the zenith of their careers, they were huge rivals. See Asha_Bhosle#Rivalry_with_Lata_Mangeshkar
References[]
- ^ Sibling rivalry and everyone (and notonly parents) should care about this age-old problem by William Antonio Boyle, Ph.D.
External links[]
- How to stop sibling rivalry by Virginia K. Molgaard
- Sibling rivalry: You vs. Them
- Living with your teenager: Dealing with Sibling rivalry
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