The relationship between brothers and sisters in the same family largely depends on the relationship of their parents, as well as how adults relate to children. Scientists at the University of Pennsylvania (USA), led by psychologist Ji-Yeon Kim, interviewed members of 200 complete families with two children for five years and found several patterns.
The relationship between brothers and sisters in the same family largely depends on the relationship of their parents, as well as how adults relate to children. Scientists at the University of Pennsylvania (USA), led by psychologist Ji-Yeon Kim, interviewed members of 200 complete families with two children for five years and found several patterns. Thus, the aggravation of contradictions in the father-child pair intensifies the conflicts between brothers and sisters. And the warm attitude of the mother makes the children more friendly. Relationship problems between parents emotionally bring together brothers and sisters who lack warmth and support. Usually, the peak of disagreements between children in a family occurs when the eldest child is about 13 years old, and his sister or brother is about 10 years old. But in general, during adolescence, the relationship between brothers and sisters becomes more positive and less controversial.