You Come from a Large Family in Which You and Your

question 69

Multiple Choice

You come from a large family in which you and your siblings get along very well. Your neighbour knows you well and has two sons aged 8 and 10. She tells you that she is concerned because her boys 'fight and bicker constantly'. What would you tell her?

• A) Sibling conflict reaches its peak in middle childhood.
• B) She should probably seek counselling for her boys. They are doomed to have serious conflict their entire lives.
• C) Sibling conflict is much worse with girls; she should count herself lucky.
• D) Children rarely fight in middle childhood; she must be imagining it.

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