Do you ever hear this in your house?
“Hey, that’s mine, get off!”
“Mummy, she hit me!”
“I’m not your best friend anymore.”
Or how about this sequence of sounds – we tend to hear it every night before bedtime – infectious giggling, squeals, multiple pairs feet running on the floorboards, followed by an almighty bang, a flood of tears and “He hurt me!!!”
Siblings are an amazing blessing. There are some real moments of beauty and benefit to having them, but they can often cause conflict too.
So we thought we’d start a new series all about parenting multiple children. Looking at some of the challenged and joys, while thinking about how the gospel brings hope to us and our children in this particular area.
In this series we’ll discuss:
- Unique personality types
- Sibling Rivalry
- Conflict and conflict resolution
- God’s plan for sanctifying us and our children through family relationships
- The blessings of having multiple children
- Middle child syndrome
- Parent guilt while juggling different children’s needs
If you have any other ideas for blog post topics we’d love to hear from you. Please leave a comment so we can write about your question or topic idea.
We look forward to hearing from you! We’d really value your feedback and advice as we try to ponder and navigate this tricky area of parenting. We have a 6, 4 and nearly 2 year old in our house, so we know all about sibling conflicts! We are very much finding our feet while trying to deal with them, and we’re trying to cling to the joy and hope of the gospel in the midst of it. We love hearing encouragement, insights and tips from others, so we’re excited to hear from you.