sibling rivalries
Familial childhood conflicts
Sibling rivalries is the plural of sibling rivalry—competition, jealousy, or conflict between brothers and sisters.
The phrase captures ongoing tensions rather than isolated incidents: Their sibling rivalries continued well into adulthood.
Parents often worry about managing sibling rivalries, though some competition between children is considered normal.
- fightPhysical or verbal conflict
- brotherMale with shared parents
- inheritance rightsHeir's legal estate entitlements
- blood is thickerKin bonds trump friendships
- feudsProlonged bitter conflicts
blended families · comparison · favoritism · competition · emulate · family traditions · family therapy · childhood memories · pecking order · parental authority · birth order · golden child · playing favorites · hit · conflict · envy · upbringing · domestic life
sibling rivalriessibling bonds
Connections between brothers, sisters
brotherly love · sisterly love · family unity · sibling loyalty · mutual admiration
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