Set up a rule in your house that if fighting among siblings occurs,everybodygoes to bed a half-an-hour early. It doesn’t matter whose fault it is or who started it. Hold both kids accountable—after all, it takes two to tango. Just say to your kids: “You kids know the rules ar...
We, obviously, do not choose the family we are born into. Yet, if anything shapes us and affects who we will be as people, it is precisely our families – including our siblings. They bring a distinctive value to our lives. They also come with unique challenges. Unfortunately, some are ...
There are some common characteristics of difficult people but every single difficult person that we encounter is different. That makes it harder to prescribe a simple remedy and needs a wide arsenal of tools in order to deal with “your” difficult person. Yet, two things are almost always tru...
Once your sibling moves away to college, you need to find a way to cope with it – stay in touch, plan visits, engage in fun activities, focus on your own goals, etc. If you have younger kids struggling with their older siblings moving to college, it’s vital to help them adjust to...
As an adult, you might avoid difficult conversations, which can lead to frustration and resentment in relationships — or have trouble voicing your needs. Strained sibling relationships Toxic parents sometimes pit siblings against one another, either by playing favorites or comparing their children in ...
A child with CIPA can break a leg and never notice. Fractures and burns are very common. A problem that's more difficult to deal with is joint deterioration. People with CIPA tend to overwork their joints. When you're sitting or sleeping and you're uncomfortable, you adjust your position...
Spend time with your friends, your parents, your siblings – anyone you love who can remind you that your life is so much bigger than any one relationship. Lean into your emotions when you need to and when it feels right. But don’t lose yourself in the past. Every day that you wake...
For you, I offer one guiding principle that may be difficult for you to accept. But I stand by it, after having treated scores of CEN people with parents like this. Here it is: Make the decision about whether to talk to your parents about CEN based solely uponyour own needs.If you ...
Students should find ways to stay in touch with people at home, like scheduling times to talk with their parents, siblings or friends, or even video chatting with their pets. But they should try to avoid clinging to these scheduled chats, Morgan says. "Scheduling those things and clinging ...
Before I tell you how to handle disrespectful behavior in your child, let’s talk a little about what’s going on with them. If your kid has suddenly started talking back, rolling her eyes and copping an attitude, as annoying and difficult as it is to deal with, disrespectful ...