How to Stop Sibling Rivalry In this article I want to share one useful tip with you that will help you have a positive impact on how you parent -- in particular we're going to look at sibling rivalry. In almost two decades of raising my own kids, studying child psychology and a whole load of books and other material I've made a few distinctions about what works for parents and what doesn't when it comes to parenting. An issue many parents have to manage is sibling rivalry -- especially those parents who have 3 or more kids. And I'll tell you sibling rivalry can drive you nuts. Going back, was a step-parent to two kids, and had two of my own... so I know what it's like when the older kids get it in for the little one and when the little ones won't leave the big ones alone, and when one complains about the other or makes up stuff just to get them in trouble... You know the score, right? The question is how do you stop it? One way is to plan individual time with each child. Sometimes that might seem easier said than done, but one way I did it was when they came home from school I would sit down with one at a time for 15-20 minutes and just go through their homework and school day with them and read with them a little. At the weekends I take one or two of them