meta_pixel
Tapesearch Logo
Log in
Good Inside with Dr. Becky

How Do I Handle Sibling Competition?

Good Inside with Dr. Becky

Dr. Becky

Self-improvement, Parenting, Kids & Family, Society & Culture, Relationships, Education

4.84.6K Ratings

🗓️ 1 June 2021

⏱️ 28 minutes

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

It's hard for kids to share their parents. Siblings can feel like they're competing for the ultimate resource: your love and attention. While we can't get rid of those competitive feelings, we can help our kids learn to recognize and regulate them (and this of course is what leads to improved behavior!). In this week's episode, Dr. Becky offers several strategies to parents navigating sibling rivalry—from validating our kid's tricky feelings about siblinghood to encouraging cooperation to introducing mantras through play. Join Good Inside Membership: https://bit.ly/3cqgG2A Follow Dr. Becky on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drbeckyatgoodinside Sign up for our weekly email, Good Insider: https://www.goodinside.com/newsletter Pre-order Dr. Becky's upcoming book, Good Inside: A Guide to Becoming the Parent You Want to Be: www.goodinside.com/book or wherever you order your books.

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0

You're listening to Good Inside with Dr. Becky. I have so many ideas, strategies, and

0:08.3

scripts to share with you right after a word from our sponsor.

0:13.6

Let's talk about play. I know, I know, as parents we are exhausted and overwhelmed and

0:20.3

thinking about playing with our kids can feel more stressful than fun. I get it and I've

0:26.5

been there. Good parents find it hard to play with their kids. This is exactly what the

0:33.0

play kits by love every were made for. They tap into what your child is hungry to learn

0:38.8

and provide play ideas and activities for parents so you can have those great connected moments

0:44.3

with your kids, the ones we all want more of. Designed by child development experts for

0:50.3

kids ages 0 to 4. Each play kit comes with stage based toys for your child and a play guide

0:56.9

for you with ideas about how to use the toys to play with your kids. The play kits by

1:02.6

love every are game changers for you and your kids. Go to love every dot com to learn

1:09.0

more. That's L O V E V E R Y dot com.

1:15.3

Hi, I'm Dr. Becky and this is good inside. I'm a clinical psychologist and mom of three

1:27.9

on a mission to rethink the way we raise our children. I love translating deep thoughts

1:34.9

about parenting into practical actionable strategies that you can use in your home right

1:40.6

away. One of my core beliefs is that we are all doing the best we can with the resources

1:48.3

we have available to us in that moment. So even as we struggle and even as we are having

1:55.1

a hard time on the outside we remain good inside. Today we're going to be talking about

2:08.4

siblings. We're going to get into sibling rivalry, sibling competition and different

2:14.8

scenarios where our kids appear on the surface like they're being pretty nasty or petty

2:21.1

and yet underneath they're struggling with something really, really painful. Here's an

2:27.2

idea I always think about around siblinghood. Our kids have a range of feelings about their

...

Please login to see the full transcript.

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Dr. Becky, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of Dr. Becky and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.

Copyright © Tapesearch 2026.