SIBLING RIVALRY
AND WHY EVERYONE
(AND NOT ONLY PARENTS)
SHOULD CARE ABOUT THIS AGE-OLD PROBLEM
by
William Antonio Boyle, PhD

April 1999

[En español]

This short essay discusses the causes, consequences, and solutions to the many social, psychological, and family problems brought about by sibling rivalry, and a mechanism for the origin of the abusive personality.
CONTENTS:

-INTRODUCTION

-THE JUDEO-CHRISTIAN TRADITION

-THE ORIGINS OF SIBLING RIVALRY

-COMPLICATING FACTORS

-THE HUMAN MENTAL STRUCTURE

-WHAT PARENTS CAN DO

-WHAT THE COMMUNITY CAN DO

-THE TRANSCENDENTAL SOCIAL IMPORTANCE OF SIBLING RIVALRY
     -Note:  Abuse of power

-A CHANCE ENCOUNTER WITH A STRANGER

-Readers' Letters

-Additional Reading:  Books and Links on Parenting and on Sibling Rivalry

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