By James Brown

The issues of sibling rivalry are as old as time. We hear about
it as early as the book of Genesis to the story of Cain and
Abel. Even our famous fairytales narrate their fair share of
sibling rivalry like Cinderella and her haughty stepsisters,
Anastasia & Drizella. As much as you would like to believe that
sisters and brothers should be well attuned, like-minded and go
well together since they share the same blood and genes from
their parents, they have their own individual personalities that
are distinct and unique from one another. And these differences
could very well spell the reasons for the rivalry and enmity
that these siblings may feel towards each other at one time or
another.

Kids don’t have problems... right?

Well they are children and life should be joyful and childlike in happiness. However, that is not always the case since depression in children can strike children just as clinical depression can strike adults.

Anyone who has children or can remember his or her own childhood days is familiar with the concept of pretend play, which is a type of activity where a young child begins to role play. Typically emerging in the second year of life, such imaginative play may be much more than just an amusing activity for toddlers. Some research has suggested that role playing may be an important developmental milestone in small children and may assist in the development of cognitive, verbal, and social skills.