Siblings Without Rivalry: How to Help Your Children Live Together So You Can Live Too

When having one more child, parents dream that the children will be friends—that the older one will help the younger and give Mom some time to rest or handle other matters. But in reality, the arrival of another baby in a family is often accompanied by a whole host of childhood experiences: jealousy, resentments, quarrels, and even fights. World experts on communicating with children and bestselling authors Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish decided to devote an entire book to this problem. Using clear examples, short rules, and fun comics, they show in which situations you need to step in during a conflict and in which you should help children come to a compromise on their own. Why it’s important, when assessing children’s behavior, not to compare them with each other. How to make it so children can feel that even if they can’t get all of their parents’ attention, all the toys, and the whole room, they still have to share with their brothers and sisters—parental love doesn’t have to be divided; it will be enough for everyone, and they can always count on it.