The #1 New York Times best-selling guide to reducing hostility and generating goodwill between siblings.
Already best-selling authors with How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk, Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish turned their minds to the battle of the siblings. Parents themselves, they were determined to figure out how to help their children get along. The result was Siblings Without Rivalry. This wise, groundbreaking book gives parents the practical tools they need to cope with conflict, encourage cooperation, reduce competition, and make it possible for children to experience the joys of their special relationship. With humor and understanding—much gained from raising their own children—Faber and Mazlish explain how and when to intervene in fights, provide suggestions on how to help children channel their hostility into creative outlets, and demonstrate how to treat children unequally and still be fair. Updated to incorporate fresh thoughts after years of conducting workshops for parents and professionals, this edition also includes a new afterword.
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Adele Faber, whose books on communication between adults and children have been translated into more than thirty languages, is the award-winning author of the best-selling How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk.
Elaine Mazlish, whose books on communication between adults and children have been translated into more than thirty languages, is the award-winning author of the best-selling How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk.
Elaine Mazlish, whose books on communication between adults and children have been translated into more than thirty languages, is the award-winning author of the best-selling How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk.
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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful
By ebrunu
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
This book seems to me as the rock of all rocks for parents with more than one kid! As I gave birth to our second son 5 months ago, it was recommended to me by a parenting trainer (together with two other books, which upon browsing didn't attract me as much as this one in writing style and alertness). The book has a few solid ideas, expressed in a simple manner. Each chapter has an explicit summary backed with examples and a few pages of cartoons to illustrate the ideas (the cartoons effectively clarified some questions that I had after reading the respective chapter). It is written in a pleasant way and I only wish it were longer and with more examples. Since I've read it, I feel confident that I will be able to manage both kids without making things worse between them and without favouring one over the other. I've already had good results in various instants: I don't scold the older one when he tends to aggress the baby, but instead protect and offer consolation to the baby; I don't interfere when the older one snatches toys from the baby's hands, but instead advise (not force) the older one to give the baby an exchange toy; I offer qualitative instead of quantitative attention to both kids (the older one reacted very well a couple of times when I put down the baby although he was fussing, to tend the older son because he was sick or hurt). The ideas that stick best to my mind are to avoid comparisons between the kids and avoid telling them that you love them equally.
10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
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I read the first book years ago but this revised one, in my opinion, is even better! As a therapist, I have already recommended it to several parents of children I work with. The book is an easy read and has so much information that is useful!
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
By Jen
Format:Paperback
I am very glad to have revisited this classic work on sibling rivalry. I first read it while pregnant with my 2nd child, and there was little I could do to actualize the learning I got from this book. Now, almost 6 years later, there is so much I needed to be reminded of.
This book reminds parents that helping our children learn to navigate their own conflict will encourage them to grow and develop these skills for themselves. Rather then stepping in and rescuing them, we can support them with our belief that they can find a solution to their difficulties. I was also reminded how taking sides can exacerbate a problem, and that sometimes children dream up better solutions than I ever could.
There are cute and meaningful cartoons throughout the book which help illuminate common issues, as well as helpful and unhelpful responses to them. I found the advice simple to integrate, and worth the effort as I see my children working things out for themselves.
I think this book is a valuable addition to any parenting library, and is a book I will likely revisit again and again.
This book reminds parents that helping our children learn to navigate their own conflict will encourage them to grow and develop these skills for themselves. Rather then stepping in and rescuing them, we can support them with our belief that they can find a solution to their difficulties. I was also reminded how taking sides can exacerbate a problem, and that sometimes children dream up better solutions than I ever could.
There are cute and meaningful cartoons throughout the book which help illuminate common issues, as well as helpful and unhelpful responses to them. I found the advice simple to integrate, and worth the effort as I see my children working things out for themselves.
I think this book is a valuable addition to any parenting library, and is a book I will likely revisit again and again.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars
Can't we all just get along? Yes!
This book not only teaches parents how to raise kids to be cooperative but also how to communicate, collaborate, and act as a team within the family unit. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Jill Shapiro
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great book!
The book offers great examples of common sibling problems and fights and then offers practical solutions on how to handle them without making things worse.
Published 2 months ago by Monika
5.0 out of 5 stars
Saving sanity!
I strongly recommend this book!
Having two children of my own and also being a Therapist, reducing arguments in the house has been a challenge. Read more
Having two children of my own and also being a Therapist, reducing arguments in the house has been a challenge. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Jennifer
5.0 out of 5 stars
Helpful, Quick Read
I am a parent coach, and sibling issues come up quite frequently in my practice. This book is a wonderful resource, quick and easy to read, but full of concrete examples of... Read more
Published 2 months ago by Mermaid Mom
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great help
I was suffering from the daily endless fight between my 10 year old daughter and 6 year old son before I bought this book when I was searching for the author's another book... Read more
Published 2 months ago by Zhiwei Dong
5.0 out of 5 stars
classic that I give away to clients
a perennial favorite as a gift for troubled parents, I will continue to use this as a standard for chldren'g problems
Published 2 months ago by Jerald Schreiber
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great book
It's a really great book. Fast delivery. The book is in great condition. Definitely recoment to anyone with two or more kids!
Published 3 months ago by Olena Proshyna Magill
5.0 out of 5 stars
Best way to not mess up your kids!
OK, that is not what the authors said, but as an only child married to a husband with a semi-dysfunctional family of 6 siblings, I wanted a happy and more loving family and to make... Read more
Published 3 months ago by Marie T-C
5.0 out of 5 stars
A must read
This is a really good book, very well organized, with many many real-life examples and principles. I can see my family in these examples and the principles make me think more about... Read more
Published 4 months ago by book-lover and Law&Order Fan
5.0 out of 5 stars
Best advice!
It took me 2 friends and a child psychologist before I read this and the "How to Talk" books. You must have both books if you have kids or are a teacher. Read more
Published 4 months ago by D. Toomey
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