Siblings Without Rivalry: How to Help Your Children Live Together So You Can Live Too

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Summary: Look here for some answers
Review: This book is well written and presented in a manner that provides simple, common sense approaches to the anarchy in your home. Many of the scenarios described in the "sessions" could be happening in your very own homes, and instead of pulling your hair out in frustration you could be making an effort to learn alternate means of conflict resolution. I read this book and saw myself or my mother (mostly my mother, of course! :)) in most of the situations where an action or phrase would only serve to exacerbate conflict. Especially useful for those parents who are afraid of showing favoritism or trying "too hard" not to.

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Summary: quick, useful read
Review: This book provides practical help with sibling rivalry that can be put to immediate use in the home. I found it a quick read that is extremely helpful. Puts parents in touch with the issues from the children's point of view.

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Summary: A very helpful tool in dealing with your kids
Review: This book was EXACTLY what I was looking for. In dealing with my two stepsons as well as my own two daughters, ranging in age from one to seven, I felt there HAD to be a way to prevent some of this fierce competitive and unkind nature between kids. I refused to believe there was nothing much we parents could do about it. The perspective it gave in how to treat the children each as individuals, without reference or comparison to their siblings in any way seemed obvious, yet for most of us parents, we do these things unconsciously in various daily situations. I began realizing how even the smallest comments, however well-intended, could induce rivalry between the kids and have found the ideas and suggestions in this book to be of immeasurable value to my family. In some areas, I do feel that it gets a little too extreme to be realistic, however, the main concept behind the advice and suggestions is very helpful.

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Summary: Excellent!
Review: This is a really good book. I especially like the point about not getting caught up in treating kids equally but rather individually. They do not want to hear that you love them as much as you love their siblings. They want to know that they are special. As a Mom of twins, it is especially easy for me to fall into that trap and worry constantly about fairness and equality rather than their individuality. e.g. "I love you as Suzie, and you're my only Suzie." instead of "I love you as much as your sister Janie."

I don't normally read this type of book and I don't often give 5*s but this one deserves it!

Small portions of the book were a little dry but all in all I found it hard to put down. The only small thing I disagreed with was the advice at one point to use a doll to act out anger. This, however, was a minor point and was not at all typical of this excellent book.

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Summary: The basics on raising more than one
Review: This is a very simple book that gives good tips on what to do to stop your kids from fighting so much. It's weakness is that it assumes kids fight over the same simple things, such as sharing toys. You can use the ideas and modify them to suit other situations. I'd also suggest How to Talk and a book titled Perfect Parenting to expand the situations and apply the concepts to all different aspects of raising your children.

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Summary: This book will change you, a parent AND a SIBLING, forever.
Review: When I used the suggestions from this book on my own 2 kids, MIRACLES took place in our home. I don't claim that my children are squabble-free, but when conflicts arise, I use the techniques in this book to help them resolve their differences. We are all so grateful to the authors for the rewards!