Adult Sibling Relationships

It's absolutely impossible to raise all your children exactly the same and here's why.

Take a moment to review each of these sibling relationship types and answer questions about your sibling.

Multiple siblings can grow up in the same home and have completely different childhoods.

If you’re an adult child who wants to discuss your sibling relationships with your parents, here are some ways to bring that up.

This worksheet asks you to take a look at your past and present relationship with your siblings.

Many siblings are unable to agree on a narrative about their childhood.

In order to have these conversations, siblings have to be willing to listen, seek understanding, validate, and possibly disagree.

If your relationship with your sibling is strained, it may be because you have very little awareness of what it was like for either of you growing up.

Countless adult siblings struggle to accept one another, to move past old hurts, and to find a way to relate.

Siblings are bound to have some disagreements throughout childhood.

These questions will help you discover the type of relationship you would like to have with your sibling and develop a plan to achieve it.

The motive behind sibling abuse is to establish superiority or incite fear or distress.

If you’re looking for a therapist to help you with your sibling relationship in adulthood, start here.

The best books about sibling relationships

When you decide to cut off a sibling, some people will likely support you, while others will have their own opinions.

If you take the path of estrangement, you can maintain relationships with other people in the family, but this may require some creativity.

Unfortunately, some siblings cannot continue to have a relationship in adulthood.

When a relationship is rocky, sometimes it seems like the only option is cut off, but boundaries may also be a viable option.

Whitney Goodman, LMFT answers member questions about adult sibling relationships.

This worksheet will help you identify how your adult sibling has changed and help you redefine your adult-sibling relationship.

The overall quality of sibling relationships can also be influenced by birth order.

If you want to begin repairing your relationship with your sibling, start here.

It’s hard to tell when estrangement or repair with a sibling is the right choice.