Baby Sister/Baby Brother: Reactions to the Birth of a Sibling and Patterns of Early Sibling Relations.

Vandell, Deborah Lowe

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Publication Date: 1987

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Baby Sister/Baby Brother: Reactions to the Birth of a Sibling and Patterns of Early Sibling Relations.

Vandell, Deborah Lowe

Journal of Children in Contemporary Society, v19 n3-4 p13-37 Spr 1987

Children have a variety of reactions to a sibling birth that includes disruptions in their physical and psychological functioning as well as apparent growth in these same areas. Explores the variety of factors that influence reactions to the sibling's birth and the relationship between the siblings. (BJV)

Descriptors: Age Differences, Birth, Breastfeeding, Child Development, Child Psychology, Childhood Attitudes, Family (Sociological Unit), Parent Child Relationship, Peer Relationship, Personality, Siblings, Social Cognition

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