If this sounds familiar, you aren’t being immature – you are experiencing adult sibling rivalry, a phenomenon rooted in decades of shared history. While the “mature” response is usually to stay quiet, ...

My little sister is my best friend. My mother often compares us to the March sisters from Little Women, and whenever we get ...

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CLEVELAND, Ohio – I vividly remember meeting a couple of my parents’ friends during my teenage years. “Oh, you’re the athletic one,” they said to my younger sister. “And you’re the academic one,” they ...

A recent cover story in The New York Times Magazine by Susan Dominus, the author of the new book, The Family Dynamic, explored the underappreciated but powerful and long-lasting influence siblings ...

While parents work hard to mold their offspring, those offspring just as often mold each other. By Adam B. Kushner I edit The Morning newsletter. Happy Mother’s Day. The cover story in today’s Times ...

We've all dreamed of them. Many of us have actually seen them. But how do we actually raise them? I'm talking about siblings who get along. Those mysterious brothers and sisters who enjoy being ...

Addiction is one of those things that shakes an entire family, not just the person going through it. When the one struggling is your sibling, the bond makes it even more personal. You want to protect ...