Sharing is Caring
Shared bedrooms are the norm throughout much of the world, and a trend towards smaller homes is making shared bedrooms a reality for families (Lewis, par 12). Many families opt for their children to double up out of necessity, although shared bedrooms can benefit siblings. Nevertheless, some families may experience a few bumps on their way to room sharing success. Shared room arrangements work well in the early years and with siblings of the same gender. However, siblings of different age or gender may not profit from sharing a single space. Whether parents do it to save some space or to foster a closer relationship between one’s children, sharing a bedroom has its pros and cons.
Sharing a bedroom gives siblings more time together to develop a bond that can continue for a lifetime. Sharing the same area to play, grow, change, and sleep forces siblings to become comfortable with each other. Also, months of nighttime conversations and giggles creates a healthy and happy relationship between siblings.
The access to another sibling’s apparel is easily accessible because of the short distance between one another. This eliminates parents having to travel to another sibling’s bedroom or to the laundry room to find a clean pair of socks. Sharing clothes allows the older sibling to give hand-me-down clothes, which saves a lot of money (Lewis par. 7). Siblings bunking together can enjoy the benefit of sharing clothes within the reach of a few feet.
Parents can incorporate a dresser or a changing table containing diapers, baby wipes, and towels, which make it convenient when cleaning, changing, or clothing a child. This saves the bathroom from being utilized as a smelly change room. In addition, all of t...
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... in a joyful union between two siblings, but it can also be a great source of conflict. Fortunately, if parents take the needs of both children into consideration, and set
some ground rules, a shared bedroom can be functional. Siblings’ sharing a bedroom is a great alternative that families should consider when raising young children.
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I was the oldest child of two by three and a half years which led to a sense of my knowing best– as well as my sister’s habit of thinking she did. Like most elder siblings, I became practiced at contradicting whatever statement she made. I took pleasure both in “winning” our squabbles and in the act of learning how to win. I feel certain that, had I been an only child, I would not disagree so often as I do. Nevertheless I was not angry or contrary; I tended to confine my audible arguments to my sister or close
These situations force siblings to either deal with their differences for the sake of the parent, or their differences are so monumental that the burden of the parent falls on one of them, or the parent is left to fend for herself, which could end the parent up in a nursing home.
mothers. Siblings, especially twins, share more than just parents. There are certain things that people have to just learn to accept in life, and the similarities between immediate family can be hard to acknowledge. Every person is a unique individual, but parallelism between family is bound to happen, whether good or bad.
All parents have different opinions about allowing their children to sleep in their beds with them. Some will be surprised to find out that it is not only in certain cultures that parents and children sleep together at night in the same bedroom or even in the same bed, but it happens everywhere. Some families keep it a secret for fear other parents will frown on their habits, but it is truly a common practice. In fact, the National Sleep Foundation reports that about 24% of parents let their children sleep with them for at least some part of the night.
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When two siblings are born together, and are close in age, many people wonder whether they will be the same or different altogether. A “River Runs through it” shows two brothers who grew up in the same household, and grew up loving to do the same activity fly fishing. Both brothers were raised in a very strict presbyterian household. Norman is the older brother, and he is much more responsible and family orientated. Paul is the irresponsible younger brother; Paul as an adult was not at home much anymore. Both brothers were loved equally as children, but how they view and use love is what separates them. Paul and Norman differ in behavior and character.
It seems that every sibling doesn’t always have a great relationship with their older or younger siblings. In the movie “Real Women Have Curves”, we have two sisters, Anna and Estella,who seem not to get along in the beginning because of their differences, but at the end they become the best of friends because they have similar dreams and learn to support each other. The advantage of Anna and Estella’s relationship is that they benefit from each other. The whole story is that you don’t always realize how much you have in common with your siblings until you realize that you have similar dreams and can be there for each other.
Their conclusion is that family dynamics have a key role in creating the context where sibling
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In conclusion, co-dependency and rivalry is very common in the world today. Though it is not a big issue out in the open, it is an emotional attachment that only one can define. In this short story the two main aspects of having siblings is the theme which revolves around codependency and rivalry. Having siblings is a part of everyday life and problems do occur which sometimes makes a person, or changes a person in ways. In this situation, Pete and Donald are completely different people but they are in fact very dependent upon one another.
As a big sister, I get to see my siblings grow up and follow my examples. I also get to boss them around of course. I never thought of what it would be like to have 2 younger siblings. I thought that I would forever be the baby. Things evidently change.
The purpose of this essay is to expose the dangers of allowing a child to sleep over at someone’s house without either the mother or father being present. A sleepover might be at a longtime family-friend’s house or just at a classmate's house. You might know the parents well or you may have never met them. Either way, the danger of a sleepover far outweighs any benefit.
Generally, sibling rivalry can be quite simple in relationships. It’s easy to generate within a family, especially one with two or more siblings, because
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An only child and a child with siblings are different in many ways. It all depends on the character of the child. A lot of the differences have to do with how the parents raise the child. If a parent lets their child tell them what to do then obviously the child will display negative traits. This doesn’t just go for an only child it goes for a child with siblings also. Whether you are an only child or a child with siblings, your life can be happy. As long as you feel loved and you give love it doesn’t matter how your family is made up. It is how you choose to live your life.