Siblings: What Encourages Friendship and Respect?
It’s a joy when siblings play together and treat each other with respect, but all too often parents have to play referee as their kids fight and tease each other. On this episdoe, we discuss sibling relationships and how to foster harmony at home.
• Bart Rubin, PhD, is the founder and executive director of the Family Institute of Pinole.
• Anna Wong, PhD, works in the Family and Child Psychiatry Department at Kaiser Permanente Oakland.
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