Sisters and Brothers (Developing Child) - Brossura

Dunn, Judy

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0674809815 ISBN 13: 9780674809819

Casa editrice: Harvard University Press, 1985

Riassunto

Examines the factors influencing the development of sibling relationships and offers advice for parents on how to ease the tension between siblings

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The sibling relationship, as any parent with two or more children knows, is an extraordinarily intense one: young brothers and sisters love and hate, play and fight, tease and mock each other with a devastating lack of inhibition. Why do some siblings get along harmoniously and affectionately, while others constantly squabble? To what extent are parents responsible for differences in siblings' personalities, and how can they ease the tensions? In this timely and unusual glimpse into the world of the child, Judy Dunn argues that in fighting, bullying, or comforting, very young sisters and brothers possess a far deeper understanding of others than psychologists have supposed. She challenges the usual assumptions that birth order, age gap, and gender are the most crucial factors in explaining dramatic differences between siblings within a family, and suggests that siblings themselves have an important influence on each other's development. She shows that by studying children with their brothers and sisters, rather than in unfamiliar situations, we gain a new and illuminating picture of how growing up with siblings affects children's personalities, their intelligence, their ways of thinking and talking, and their perceptions of themselves, their families, and their friends. Full of practical advice for coping with the daily trials of parenting two or more children, this warm and accessible book, based on new research, gives a fresh perception of a relationship which for many people lasts longer than any other in life.

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• Editore: Harvard University Press
• Data di pubblicazione: 1985
• ISBN 10: 0674809815
• ISBN 13: 9780674809819
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 192