Sibling Relationships
This list contains a variety of resources associated with sibling relationships for young children.
IEL Resources
- Tip Sheet: He’s Teasing Me!
- Tip Sheet: Helping Children Learn to Get Along
- Tip Sheet: Helping Siblings Get Along
- Tip Sheet: Kids Who Care
Web Resources
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What Is Sibling Rivalry?
Source: Mott Children’s Hospital
This website includes the reasons for sibling rivalry as well as tips and resources that parents can use to teach siblings how to work through their conflicts.
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New Baby Sibling
Source: Mott Children’s Hospital
This website discusses how to prepare an older child for the arrival of a new brother or sister.
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Understanding Sibling Rivalry
Source: Ohio State University
This fact sheet includes suggestions for parents on helping children learn to get along with brothers and sisters.
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Preparing Your Child for a New Sibling
Source: KidsHealth
Adjusting to a new sibling can be made a little easier when parents consider the older child in the transition. This resource discusses steps that parents can take to help prepare a child for the arrival of a newborn.
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Sibling Rivalry
Source: KidsHealth
This article includes reasons that children fight and ways to help promote peace.
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Involving Siblings in Early Intervention
also in SpanishSource: Illinois Early Intervention Clearinghouse
Siblings are an important part of a child’s family and Early Intervention (EI) is a family-centered program. This one-page tip sheet created by the Illinois Early Intervention Clearinghouse, available in English and Spanish, provides strategies that can help families include siblings in EI visits.
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Siblings of Children with Chronic Illnesses or Disabilities
also in SpanishSource: American Academy of Pediatrics
Siblings are essential members in a family and need support adjusting to a child’s disability or illness. This resource highlights signs of a child’s difficulty and provides suggestions for parents to support a child’s feelings about their sibling’s condition.
About this Resource
- Resource List
Setting(s) for which the article is intended:
- Child Care Center
- Family Child Care
- Home
Intended audience(s):
- Parents / Family
Age Levels (the age of the children to whom the article applies):
- Infants and Toddlers (Birth To Age 3)
- Preschoolers (Age 3 Through Age 5)