“Fiercely independent,” “driven,” “responsible” and “caretakers” are words that are often used to describe oldest siblings. From a young age, firstborn children are tasked with watching out for their ...

Stop bickering with your brother or sister and show them some love instead, because it's National Siblings Day. The pseudo-holiday is celebrated in the United States each year on April 10. According ...

The bickering you hear is often a sign of connection. Here is what research says about sibling conflict, why it can build ...

Sibling sexual abuse is something I think about daily. Sometimes I’m feeling the aftereffects of my brother sexually abusing me. Sometimes I’m focused on the serious and creative work of how to ...

After her mother died in 2016, Patty Pavia of Philadelphia, who is in her late 50s, drifted away from her brother and sister. “When we did talk, it was mostly logistical, like settling the estate, ...

Parents can prepare an older child for a new baby by involving them early in the pregnancy. Sibling classes can teach older children how to safely interact with and hold a newborn. Second-time parents ...

Family estrangement can bring up big, difficult emotions, and it’s not always about parents and children. By Catherine Pearson Looking back, Alice Lewin recognizes how her relationship with her sister ...

My family of five traveled often as I was growing up, usually with all of us piled into a single hotel room. My two siblings and I would argue over who slept where and who had to suffer through a ...

Taylor Swift is a lot of things—superstar, billionaire, business woman. She’s also a sibling—big sister to little brother Austin, 33, an actor and producer. She clearly loves her baby bro. In her 2008 ...

Ralph Fiennes' six siblings have supported his career every step of the way Peter Jordan - PA Images/PA Images/Getty Ralph Fiennes and his siblings, Joseph, Martha, Magnus, Sophie, Jacob and Michael, ...