Significance of the Sibling Relationship As A Contributor to Children's Development

Though there are many negative sides to having a special needs sibling like, having to grow up faster, the possibilities of divorce, and assuming the dreams for the parents, there are many positives too, such as learning better communication skills, heightening compassion and patience, and sometimes tightening familial bonds (Laferriere lecture, 2015). All of these positive traits have much to do with the last two forms of relationships that typically developing siblings have with their special needs siblings. These skills are important to all youths, though they are rarely mentored to them, and as such the typically developing sibling in combination with their special needs sibling is the perfect combination to help to mentor these skills to their typically developing peers (Laferriere lecture, 2015). These positive traits can be found in fully intact family units as well as single parent family units and as such are key to forming a positive bond between siblings no matter the age. However, that being said, like any good behavior, it is important to foster these positive traits when the typically developing child is in its childhood years, that preschool and elementary age that when by the time they reach the hormonal ages of adolescents they

Socially and Emotionally the family is a big influence in a child’s development. Parents have a big role by providing care and guidance for their development. Unfortunately some families cannot promote the development of a child because of the conflict among the parents. A single parent can have difficulties in boosting a better development in children and young people, sometimes a child is separated from its siblings and this can affect them too.

Family dynamics and relationships in our younger years help shape our view of the world and how we fit into it. Whether you agree with Sigmund Freud, Alfred Adler, or Erik Erickson,

The family is always the first, most persistent, endless, persevering, and important educational setting for the development of the personality and intellect of children throughout their lives. In particular, parents are the ones who always have the method of adjusting their children in the most appropriate way. In contrast, children always listen to and place their belief in their parents almost absolutely. I have seen it. My friend son’s story happened in an English

There are many influences on children's development by their family such as birth of siblings and the child's interactions with the sibling such as learning how to win, lose, love and even fight and the influences that their sibling has over them. Sometimes there may be a lot of jealousy and rivalry between them.

In the past quarter century there has been increasing evidence that the quality of parental care in the early years is vital in the future mental health of children. (Bowlby, 1953)

Many factors can affect the effectiveness of relational maintenance within sibling relationships, such as effort to maintain relationships, age of siblings, and how related they are among other things. In romantic relationships, individuals may experience a higher level of satisfaction within a relationship if their partners’ use of relational maintenance tactics compares favorably to their own (Dainton, 2000). It is possible for this to also be the case for adult sibling relationships since these would be life-long relationships that one would be born into instead of relationships one would form by choice and at any point of their lives. However, those involved in romantic relationships may not experience a greater level of relational satisfaction from relational maintenance the longer there are involved in a relationship. Whether or not this is also the case for adult siblings is an interesting question as there are a variety of factors that can positively or negatively affect their relationships over the course of time. These would include involvement with each other’s families, geographic distance, and continued involvement with parents among other factors. The current amount of relational satisfaction between adult siblings can be compared to that of when they were children; and can also be compared between adult siblings at different stages of their adult life.

Sibling rivalry is not the only issue that was triggered by birth order, child’s personality and his or her intelligence is also involved. Some researchers say that first-borns are smarter because they are pressured to set-up the boundary for the younger siblings. They are more enthusiastic in their education for them to be role models of their other siblings. As for the younger ones, life may be or may not be easy, depending on how they will view it. They may view it positively by keeping in mind that since their older sibling get through it, they also can. Otherwise,

From the time a child is born to the age of maturity, they are molded into what society has interpreted as normal. These fragile adolescent years are crucial to the development of the child's behavior, which bares the question of how important a sibling’s role plays in this development. Humans learn their behaviors and morals through the interaction with one another, feeding off of each other’s experiences. This dependency on others is shown through sibling relationships, even more so in the story of "The Rich Brother".

• Uninvolved parenting: children of uninvolved parents develop a sense that other aspects of the parents’ life are more important than they are. The child often attempt to provide for themselves, sometimes halt dependence on the parent to have a feeling of independence and mature beyond their years. Child from this environment often withdraw from social situations, this also impacts there relationships later on in life and they show patterns of truancy and delinquency.

The cause of behavioral and/or emotional problems among our youth could come from being raised in a single parent home. Many children resort to negative acts of behavior because of limited parental supervision within the single parent household. Children are two to three times more likely to have emotional and behavioral problems in single parent homes (Maginnis, 1997).

In the early stages of a child’s character development, the family is the first social group that the child has. The relationship that is fostered between the family and the child is important, because it is the role of the family that influences the child’s behavior. Although the child may be influenced by the father and siblings, these relationships are looked to second. The child realizes early that the family belongs to him. This leads to jealousy towards other siblings because he may strive to be significant, and establish a position of superiority. Once the child comes to trust the family, it no longer feels threatened. By fostering a good relationship with the family, the child develops trust which leads to the child developing

It is important to study the influence of siblings on one another because they act as the socializing agents in the life of every individual especially during the early childhood and adolescence. Siblings are seen to provide support throughout the lives especially in the difficult circumstances of the family. However, conflict between siblings is also seen to exist in several families which might be attributed to the adjustment difficulties or inappropriate behaviors of individuals in later life. Since the relations at home influence the relations in the outside world, the article titled as 'The Role of Sibling Relationships in the Development of Social Abilities' by Schneyer (2007) is the focus of this paper. This is

It is apparent throughout research parents have a high impact on the outcomes of adolescent emotional regulations and the behavior during adolescents (Feldman, 2011; Jabeen, Haque, & Riaz, 2013; Millings et al., 2012). Jabeen et al. (2013) states "parents play a crucial role in the social and emotional development of children" (pg.85). This part parent's play can be effected as stated above and the fluidity of parenting styles and their effects on adolescents should be observed. Through research looking at performance in school by Areepattamannil (2010), finds that supportive parenting yields higher achievement in school and is nearly as close in relationship to socioeconomic status.

The family unit across the globe is valued by almost all cultures as the most important social structure in which humans form the tightest bonds. Now significant evidence to suggest that within the family structure the relationship and interaction between siblings is the most impactful relationship of a human’s lifetime. Researchers have only recently become interested in the unique relationship between siblings. Siblings have been found to advance one another’s social, emotional, and cognitive development (Mcguire and Shanahan, 2010). Researchers are now are posing the question, “Are our relationships with our siblings the most important of all?”