1. BY: Tiara Bouldrick-Turnage

2.  Sibling Rivalry is the jealousy, competition and fighting between siblings  Sibling Rivalry can come from two things, nature or nurture  The Nature theory states that people behave the way they do according to genetic predispositions or even animal instincts  The Nurture Theory states that people think and act in certain ways because they are taught to do so

3.  The birth order of children strongly influences sibling relationships  Where a child places in the birth order can have an effect on how they see themselves.

5.  Gender has an influence on sibling rivalry  If both children are of the same sex then the likelihood of problems will increase  Brothers and sisters are often called life's most influential and longest relationship.  Most brothers and sisters experience some feelings of jealousy and competition.  If there is an older brother and a younger sister the older brother usually has an protective instinct toward his little sister. Scientist don’t know why this is.

6.  In science we learn about competition, survival of the fittest  In sibling rivalry competition is between the scarce resource of time, attention, love, and approval of parents  The problem is basically one of competition for limited or scarce resources

7.  The theory of nurture in sibling rivalry comes in when it has to do with parents and the environment.  Sibling rivalry is unavoidable, but can be lessened by treating children equally and not jumping to conclusions  When parents try to treat each child as an individual and avoid making sibling comparisons, they reduce sibling rivalry.

8.  Family dynamics play a key role in sibling rivalry.  Sibling relationships are embedded by parenting behaviors.  Children may not know positive ways to get attention so they pick fights instead.  Parents should involve children in setting ground rules, with clear and consistent consequences for breaking rules.  It is helpful when children work out their conflicts for themselves with a mediator present

9.  How children interpret the way their parents and siblings see them effects what they think about themselves  Siblings learn valuable lessons about reliance in human relationships.  The effects of sibling relationships influence the acquisitions of pro-social skills such as sharing and getting along with one another.  The interest and skills children develop in their sibling relationships are often repeated later on in choosing occupation, mate, or deciding how many children to have

10.  Sibling rivalry cannot be prevented, because it is natural.  Nature is from the time you are born until the time you die while nurture is the way the environment affects your life.  Nature include birth order, gender, and competition.  I have concluded from my research that the cause of sibling rivalry is more from nature than nurture