What Do Children Need to Feel in Their Family? According to Alfred Alder, feeling significant and having a sense of belonging are crucial for humans’ social and emotional well-being. It is what we all strive for; we want to know that we matter and that we have an important place in the world which for [...]
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Sibling Rivalry
What are the Roots of Sibling Rivalry? According to Alfred Adler, one of the founding fathers of depth psychology (along with Freud and Jung), siblings are “striving for significance” within the family. Siblings compete with each other for parental involvement and attention. For the oldest child who experiences the birth of a new baby brother [...]
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