Is sibling rivalry good for your family? Sibling rivalry is always present when we play a family board game. It’s one thing to lose to your parent but its quite different to lose to one of your siblings. But sibling rivalry doesn’t always have to be a headache, sometimes it can just be plain hilarious to watch. Here is our story…
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Is Sibling Rivalry Hilarious or a Headache in Your Family?
Luc (aged 5)
Rules, rules, rules. It really is very hard to remember all the rules all the time. I tell this to Mummy when she says “How do you ask nicely?” or “Why is it not a good idea to wear your shoes on the wrong feet?”
But those are “life skill” rules. Boring but necessary apparently.
But this is just Snakes and Ladders rules. These rules were made to be stretched, bended, interpreted. Tomos would say ‘broken’ and get really cross about it though.
I get cross too. Because he’s bigger and stronger than me. And he can read all the big words and the big numbers. And he’s faster than me. The trials of being the youngest, I tell you.
But I’ll tell you a secret. I’m the funniest. Especially when I’m bending (not breaking) the rules. Of course my pirates can hop and knock other pirates over. Why put snakes on a board if you don’t want them to eat the pirates or the pirates to try and escape them?
And it definitely the right idea to send your brother’s pirate down to the shark if he wins. Every younger sibling knows this!
It might not be fair. But it’s DEFINITELY funny.
How to Stop Sibling Rivalry Causing Unfair Cheating
For more tips on how to help resolve any lingering tension during game night – click here
As my children have gotten older, I have found that they were both big sore losers and cheaters around the ages of 5 to 10. Here is an article that address how you can help stop the instinct to cheat with a little bit of practice.
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