Comparison is the Thief of Childhood Joy

Comparison is the Thief of Childhood Joy

Siblings are bound to fight. This may just be some sort of unwritten rule or maybe it’s just hard coded into our human DNA. Whatever the case may be, the likelihood that there will be peace between siblings is highly unlikely. But are parents also part of the problem? This post makes use of affiliate links When parents compare their children, whether it’s intentional or not, they are contributing to sibling rivalry. Every child is unique, and this is exactly as it should be. Ask any person, child or adult, whether they like being compared to someone else and the answer will inevitably be a big “no.” So why do we compare our children to each other? We generally do this because we somehow feel…