Sibling Rivalry
Are you favorited in your family? Do you get picked last or put aside for your other siblings? I did and I still do. Hi I'm Amy, oldest child of 7. My siblings are Logan, Gabby, Madison, Shelby, Brenan, Mason, and Victoria. All a pain in the neck but i learned to love them... or maybe some of them. This story is about something in my life I have been dealing with for 10 years, also a traveling experience I loved at first. Lets just say im glad there will be no more siblings for me to take care of for a long time.Sibling rivalry will always occur in a household of more than one child whether through

comparison, fighting, jealousy, or by other means. Parents and children both contribute to

the rivalry. It will occur on a daily, weekly, and even an hourly basis. Sibling rivalry may

become difficult and annoying to parents, but they must deal with it day after day. In

definition, sibling rivalry is when one sibling or more compete with one another or try to

emulate each other .Rivalry is different from fighting. It appears when children compete

for their parents' love and attention (Faull 88).

Sibling relationships can be a key to rivalry. An intense relationship includes love and

hate, play and fight, and the teasing and mocking of each other. There are some questions

on why certain siblings get along harmoniously and affectionately, while there are others

that constantly fight (Dunn front flap). Siblings usually have a very harsh relationship

when they are young. As they