Sibling rivalry books - any recommendations?

[MrsMargoLeadbetter]

Hi

We are expecting DC2 next year, DS will be 5.

I am interested in reading up (yes I know books cannot give you all the answers!) on sibling relationships with the aim of reducing any potential rivalry and encouraging them to get on. Both DH and I don't really get on with our close-in-age siblings (both then and now), so keen to not replicate our experience if we can.

Any recommendations for books?

TIA

I really liked suggestions in Penelope Leach's book (Baby & child??). By the look of it you are asking at the right time because she says you need to have your eldest child looking at his sibling benevolently by the time the second one starts crawling and touching eldest one's stuff. Her suggestions looked like coming sense but it would be interesting if there are any books addressing this specific issue.

CommON sense

Siblings without rivarly

also from memory I think there is some advice in Three Shoes, one sock and no hairbrush

There's. A book I think called sibling rivalry by the people who wrote, 'how to talk so children will listen and listen so children will talk'its fab.

Ah that's the one! Siblings without rivalry!

Thanks, those suggestions sound great.

Reallu want to try my best to encourage good relations.

DS being v sweet about it all at the moment....

Thanks again.