Episode 24: Stop fighting! Teenagers and sibling conflicts.

Feeding The Mouth That Bites You: Parenting Teens Into Adulthood

Kenneth Wilgus, PhD, P.C.

Christian Parenting, Christianity, Teens, Education, Teenagers, Kids, Kids & Family, Parenting, Religion & Spirituality, Adolescents, How To, Parenting Teens, Parents

4.9 • 714 Ratings

🗓️ 19 May 2020

⏱️ 24 minutes

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Summary

Parents often wonder if their kids will even like each other when they leave home. How should parents handle sibling conflicts when one or both are teenagers? Should a parent's role in managing sibling problems change as their kids get older? This week we take on the whole issue of brothers and sisters fighting with each other during the adolescent years. Got questions or feedback? We want to hear from you! [email protected] Join us on Patreon for bonus content and more: https://www.patreon.com/FeedingTheMouthThatBitesYou

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0:00.0	You are listening to Feeding the Mouth That Bites You with Ashley Parrish and Jessica Pfeiffer.
0:05.6	A weekly podcast guide on parenting teens and launching them into the world.
0:10.0	As always, we are joined by psychologist and author, Dr. Ken Wilgus.
0:14.7	Hey, everyone, and welcome back.
0:16.8	On today's episode, we'll be discussing sibling rivalry.
0:20.9	My name is Ashley Parrish.
0:22.2	I'm your host.
0:23.0	I'm joined by my co-host Jessica Pfeiffer.
0:25.5	Hey there.
0:26.6	And Dr. Ken Wilgis.
0:27.9	Hey, everybody.
0:29.5	I feel like this episode needs some kind of, like, really dramatic music because we're talking about sibling rivalry, Jessica.
0:41.2	Yes, it is a constant problem. In fact, just prior to recording this episode, I had to
0:46.8	monitor a discussion going on in my home. I'm going to call it a discussion. It was a little
0:51.4	louder than that. So it's a constant part of my life. But even,
0:56.1	especially now, we're in the middle of a pandemic. Also, it's the beginning of a summer for us.
1:02.5	Next week, my kids wrap up school. So we have a lot more time together than we're used to.
1:07.2	We also have a lot more issues between siblings because we're together all the time.
1:12.4	All the time.
1:13.7	Right.
1:14.4	And there's no release because we can't go hang out at friends houses or go, you know, to the mall or go out to the park even.
1:22.5	So it's a lot of togetherness, which I think we're all kind of over at this point.
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