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Three rules to raise good siblings

Fewer fights, stronger bonds—three practical rules to turn sibling rivalry into lifelong friendship.

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Jon Fogel
Apr 22, 2026
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“Help! My kids just fight like cats and dogs. They drive each other nuts (and me too) and I don’t know what to dooooooo”

Don’t worry, friend. I got you.

Sibling conflict is unavoidable. There is no mythical “perfect age gap” that prevents it and as a result of reading this will not miraculously go away. That said, as with all things in parenting, there are things we can do that can:

  • Help reduce avoidable sibling conflicts

  • Help reframe sibling conflict into learning opportunities

  • Help reduce the potential long term relational affects of sibling conflict

And wouldn’t life be a whole lot better if we could [at LEAST] do that?

So in an effort to keep my weekly to less than a length of a book chapter, let’s just jump into it.

Here are my three rules to raise good siblings.

Rule 1: No Comparison

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