1 More Sibling Squabbles C hildren attempt to control their environments, which means the people around them, through pity or threat.
Most children come to rely on one approach more than the other.
One child will display anger and threat, while another just looks broken and hurt. Though the angry child appears to be the most aggressive and intolerable, the two approaches are equally selfish and equally repugnant. Of course, some of us have grown up to become versatile, employing combinations of anger and emotional manipulation. It is the lazy, selfish, self-centered approach to life. The self-centered child is marked by constant conflict.