How our siblings influence our lives, with Laurie Kramer, PhD, and Megan Gilligan, PhD
Speaking of Psychology
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Siblings can be a source of friendship and emotional support. Despite their portance, cibila relationships are often overlooked or understudied. How do our siblings affect us as children and as adult? What can parents do to help foster close relationships among their children? When parents play favorites, how does that affect the sibling bond? And what does the research say about the diverse types of sibling relationships that are more common than ever: half siblings, step siblings and others.
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