Sibling Effect 1 Sibling Effect Jacqueline Castro California State University, Fresno CSF 100 Dr. Hammons 12/6/2022 Sibling Effect 2 The Sibling Effect Many parents believe that having more than one child helps them to interact and create a bonding relationship with one another. But is it possible if parents are wrong that it actually doesn't promote a healthy relationship. Over the past decade, we are now seeing families with only one child. If so, what are the factors that are causing it? In the Kramers program an intervention for siblings creates a strong relationship while parents are able to regulate their emotions. It is a five session program for parents and siblings on how they interact with each other. Where professionals are teaching six fundamentals for prosocial sibling interactions (a) initiating social interaction; (b) accepting and appropriately declining invitations to play; (c) perspective-taking; (d) identifying emotions; (e) regulating intense emotions; and (f) managing conflict. Then parents and observers will self-report and create a data sheet. An observation study has concluded that siblings between ages of three and seven bump heads 3.5 times per hour(Nututeshock) due to the older sibling bullying the younger sibling. The question is do children grow out of it, not really(kramer). The results are that siblings relationships are stable over time but can change if something drastic happens within the family. In the Kramer program, siblings are able to enjoy their time together. It's a six hour session, it guides how to initiate play with siblings by having activities and teaching children on saying “no” but in a friendly way. While children are in the program children learn how to stop, thnk, and talk. (MFWSB) more fun with sister and brother is an emotional regulation intervention program for siblings. To establish prosocial interactions with parents and peers. Sibling Effect 3 The results are that the common reason why children fight or disagree is because of the possession of a toy. Affection for parents. The best predictor of a good relationship with siblings is before having a child. Freud theory psychodynamic paradigm Every behavior has a cause, which then causes the person to have an unconscious behavior. Lisa Miller focuses on sibling relationships early on. By taking a look at from a psychoanalytic point of view she was able to determine that it is critical for older siblings to adjust and share parental attention with a newborn baby. In the process Miller Sibling Effect 4 In conclusion, I wanted to examine this topic on the sibling effect because I have two children of my own. When I was pregnant of my first I would openly talk to my son that he was going to be a big brother and he was always excited and thrilled, yet my youngest child he’s five years-old when I bring up the topic of a new baby he immediately shuts down and responds to “No, I do not want a baby”. I would like to know if not asking my youngest child about having another sibling will affect him emotionally. However, I always wondered why siblings would disagree and fight. Now knowing the factors of sibling fights are over possession and I now can see the correlation. In addition, there is no limitation on this research because it is very broad and multicultural. The results can be generalized in so many ways. My suggestions for future research of this topic is the relationship when they enter adulthood can it differ from early childhood all through adulthood. Sibling Effect 5 References Ravindran, Engle, J. M., McElwain, N. L., & Kramer, L. (2015). Fostering Parents’ Emotion Regulation Through a Sibling-Focused Experimental Intervention. Journal of Family Psychology, 29(3), 458–468. https://doi.org/10.1037/fam0000084 Yang, & Spencer, B. G. (2022). Kinship and fertility: Brother and sibling effects on births in a patrilineal system. Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 195, 158–170. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jebo.2021.12.037 Kennedy, & Kramer, L. (2008). Improving Emotion Regulation and Sibling Relationship Quality: The More Fun With Sisters and Brothers Program. Family Relations, 57(5), 567–578. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1741-3729.2008.00523.x Hindle. (2018). Sibling Matters : a Psychoanalytic, Developmental, and Systemic Approach (First edition.). Taylor and Francis. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780429480195 Sibling Effect 6 Sibling Effect 7
