“Give it to ME!” “I was still using that!” “You have THAT one!”…. a hit, a push, a grab, two screaming children. About a year ago I naively thought our family had somehow avoided the gauntlet of sibling rivalry. In hindsight now, I can’t believe I could have ever been so blissfully ignorant. Jack and […]
Virtual Bookclub 101: Siblings Without Rivalry Section 7 & Afterword
Welcome back to the Childhood 101 virtual bookclub. We have been reading Siblings Without Rivalry by Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish (find all SWR bookclub entries here), and in this post I am wrapping up Section 7, the Afterword and a few final thoughts of my own. My first thought on finishing reading Siblings Without […]
Virtual Book Club 101: Siblings Without Rivalry Sections 5 & 6
Welcome back to the Childhood 101 virtual bookclub. We are currently reading Siblings Without Rivalry by Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish (full bookclub details here), looking here at sections 5 & 6: Siblings in Roles and When the Kids Fight. Wow, these two sections were jam packed with information, weren’t they? So many of the […]
Helping Children Manage BIG Emotions (Printable)
Those who have been following our recent book club reading of Siblings Without Rivalry might recall that in my first reflection on the book I mentioned making a poster for our playroom which would serve as a reminder to both myself and Immy (and when she is bigger, AJ as well) of ways of dealing […]
Virtual Bookclub 101: Siblings Without Rivalry Sections 3 & 4
Welcome back to the Childhood 101 virtual bookclub. We are currently reading Siblings Without Rivalry by Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish (full bookclub details here), looking here at sections 3 & 4: The Perils of Comparisons and Equal is Less. From what I have read of Siblings Without Rivalry so far, I feel if I […]
Virtual Book Club 101: Siblings Without Rivalry Sections 1 & 2
This is the first meeting of the Childhood 101 virtual bookclub and our first book is Siblings Without Rivalry by Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish (it’s not too late to join us, full details here). So I guess I’ll start! First up, I love how easy this book is to read. As a too busy, […]
Let’s Read & Learn Together: Siblings Without Rivalry
I recently asked the Childhood 101 Facebook community if there was anyone interested in an online, virtual book club, reading together Siblings Without Rivalry by Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish (published by W.W. Norton & Co, 2012). Thanks to the positive response I have ordered my copy and would like to invite all of you […]