Siblings can become treasured companions, but sibling rivalry often frustrates kids and parents alike. The good news is that the best ways to nurture positive connections between your kids is also the most fun: Play. Experts say that brothers and sisters can endure the many scuffles that are natural byproducts of living together as long […]

1. Create opportunities. Host play dates with your kid’s friends and invite their friends’ siblings. Involve your kid in group lessons that are based on skill progression, rather than age. Make birthdays and holiday celebrations family events by inviting everyone — younger and older sibs of friends and their parents. (Mixed-age play that includes parents, […]

My son, now 11, has his playroom right above my office. The racket that breaks my concentration daily sounds like he invited friends over without my OK. You’d think by now I’d be used to it. My son spends most of his free playtime making what he calls “movies” with playsets of every sort, from […]