Deeply feeling kids and sibling dynamics. I'm asked about these two things all the time. What do I do?

My older kid is a deeply feeling kid. They feel things intensely. They also have intense reactions.

And I can deal with a lot of that. But when it comes out at one of their siblings, when they're

hurtful with their words, when they're getting in arguments all the time, when I notice my

younger kids' confidence taking a hit, then I feel really stuck. This week, I'm talking to a

couple about deeply feeling kids, birth order, sibling dynamics, all at once.

Hi, welcome. Hello. Hi. Hello. Let's jump in. Just one of you can start. Tell me a little bit

what's on your mind. We often have like a top issue that feels burning. And then if you want,

you could also add on, hey, I'd really like to

get X, Y, or Z by the end of our conversation. So I know how to give you something helpful.

So we've got three children, two boys and a girl, and our eldest, who has just turned eight,

he's like super kind and thoughtful, very diplomatic. Never wants to kind of rock the boat. Very kind of

socially cautious. He loves nature, loves science, not into sport or anything like that. I'd say kind of

gross motor skills have always been a bit more challenging. Yeah, he's more into sort of like the quieter

reading and those sorts of activities. And then our middle son, so he's more into sort of like the quieter reading and those sorts of activities.

And then our middle son, so his younger brother, is the opposite.

He's like really outgoing and confident.

He's a real entertainer.

He generally finds life easy in any situation.

He loves all sports and he's willing to practice to kind of get good at things.

And essentially, it's becoming a bit tricky because there are things that our middle son

can now do that the eldest is not able to do. And so that's kind of causing some

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