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What sibling fights are for
The bickering over who got more screen time. The tattling. The courtroom drama at home. “He did this!” “She did that!” “It’s not fair!”
Sibling conflict is your child's early classroom for relationship skills.
Kids who learn to manage conflict, communicate through frustration, and repair after an argument do better in every area of life: school, friendships, careers, even their own families, someday.
These skills don’t develop automatically. They have to be learned, taught, and nurtured. In a world where selfishness, divisiveness, and grown-ups behaving badly are common, it’s harder than ever for kids to figure out how to build strong and caring relationships on their own.
Daily squabbles are practice sessions for life.
The question isn’t whether your kids will have conflict. It’s whether they’re learning from it.
This month’s featured workshop:Helping Siblings Get Along
In this workshop, I share strategies that actually work, backed by research and real-life experience.
You’ll learn:
How to respond to fights in ways that build skills
What to actually say when they're mid-meltdown
Why some sibling pairs clash more than others, and what actually helps
How to encourage real connection between your kids, not just coexistence
The relationship your children build with each other now is practice for every relationship they’ll have later.
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For Paid Subscribers: $20 OFFPaid subscribers receive a COUPON CODE for $20 OFF the regular price of this workshop.
The coupon will be sent in a separate email and expires on January 31st.
Your kids are going to have conflicts for the rest of their lives.
Sibling conflict is inevitable. The skills to manage it aren’t. Help them learn to manage conflict, starting now.
ENROLL NOW
Warm wishes,
Dr. Eileen
P.S. Not yet a paid subscriber? Upgrade now to support the Kids Ask Dr. Friendtastic podcast and get monthly workshop coupons and bonus content, including this month’s $20 off code.
P.P.S. Want even more practical and useful tips for supporting your child’s feelings and friendships? Check out Full Access, your all-in-one membership for parents, including all 9 workshops (plus future ones added throughout the year as long as you’re subscribed), monthly live Q&As with me, bonus guides, and curated podcast playlists.
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By Eileen Kennedy-Moore, PhDThe bickering over who got more screen time. The tattling. The courtroom drama at home. “He did this!” “She did that!” “It’s not fair!”
Sibling conflict is your child's early classroom for relationship skills.
Kids who learn to manage conflict, communicate through frustration, and repair after an argument do better in every area of life: school, friendships, careers, even their own families, someday.
These skills don’t develop automatically. They have to be learned, taught, and nurtured. In a world where selfishness, divisiveness, and grown-ups behaving badly are common, it’s harder than ever for kids to figure out how to build strong and caring relationships on their own.
Daily squabbles are practice sessions for life.
The question isn’t whether your kids will have conflict. It’s whether they’re learning from it.
This month’s featured workshop:Helping Siblings Get Along
In this workshop, I share strategies that actually work, backed by research and real-life experience.
You’ll learn:
How to respond to fights in ways that build skills
What to actually say when they're mid-meltdown
Why some sibling pairs clash more than others, and what actually helps
How to encourage real connection between your kids, not just coexistence
The relationship your children build with each other now is practice for every relationship they’ll have later.
START WATCHING
For Paid Subscribers: $20 OFFPaid subscribers receive a COUPON CODE for $20 OFF the regular price of this workshop.
The coupon will be sent in a separate email and expires on January 31st.
Your kids are going to have conflicts for the rest of their lives.
Sibling conflict is inevitable. The skills to manage it aren’t. Help them learn to manage conflict, starting now.
ENROLL NOW
Warm wishes,
Dr. Eileen
P.S. Not yet a paid subscriber? Upgrade now to support the Kids Ask Dr. Friendtastic podcast and get monthly workshop coupons and bonus content, including this month’s $20 off code.
P.P.S. Want even more practical and useful tips for supporting your child’s feelings and friendships? Check out Full Access, your all-in-one membership for parents, including all 9 workshops (plus future ones added throughout the year as long as you’re subscribed), monthly live Q&As with me, bonus guides, and curated podcast playlists.