Growing up as the eldest child often comes with extra responsibilities—which can shape the way you parent your own kids.

Becoming estranged from a sibling can be devastating, even when it also brings a sense of relief. Here's why it happens, and whether you should reconcile—or not.

Siblings who fight a lot gain surprising advantages, from thicker skins to sharper negotiating skills. Indeed, conflict is inevitable, but it’s important to note that it doesn’t have to come at the ...

A recent cover story in The New York Times Magazine by Susan Dominus, the author of the new book, The Family Dynamic, explored the underappreciated but powerful and long-lasting influence siblings ...

While parents work hard to mold their offspring, those offspring just as often mold each other. By Adam B. Kushner I edit The Morning newsletter. Happy Mother’s Day. The cover story in today’s Times ...

From braiding hair to playing a sport to solving tricky math equations, siblings can teach each other a lot about the world. In a recent study published in the Journal of Cognition and Development, ...

The sibling relationship is an enduring bond that has a profound influence throughout a person’s lifetime. Our sibling relationships are typically the longest relationships we have with another person ...

Many people understand that the marriage they observed between their parents has an impact on how they later relate within intimate relationships and that they may subconsciously choose a partner who ...

Let us make the case that the most successful music conservatory is not in Paris, Vienna or Berlin but rather, in a house on a tree-lined street in Nottingham, England. It might be an unpretentious ...