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Sibling aggression and abuse go beyond rivalry – bullying within a family can have lifelong repercussions

  • Written by Corinna Jenkins Tucker, Senior Project Director, Sibling Aggression and Abuse Research and Advocacy Initiative (SAARA) at the Crimes Against Children Center, University of New Hampshire
imageHurting a sibling is not the same thing as healthy rivalry.Glasshouse Images/The Image Bank via Getty Images

Nearly 80% of U.S. children grow up with a sibling. For many, brothers and sisters are life companions, close confidants and sharers of memories. But siblings also are natural competitors for parents’ attention. When brothers and...

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