Have Your Kids Take the Sibling Survey
This is the children's survey I used that shed so much light on how siblings really feel about each other.
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How do you feel about having brothers and sisters?
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Do you ever wish you were an only child?
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What do you fight about?
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Do you fight more when your parents are around or when they're not?
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Do you ever deliberately hurt each other, emotionally or physically?
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Do you ever tattle to get a sibling in trouble? What happens when you do?
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Do you make up fast or does it take a while?
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When you're upset or having a problem, do you talk to your siblings or your parents or both? Who is the most helpful?
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Do your parents play favorites or take sides?
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Do you wish your parents would intervene more than they do, or do they intervene too often?
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Do you and your siblings share secrets together?
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Do you sometimes stick up for each other or take sides together against your parents or friends?
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Do you have stepbrothers or sisters? How is your relationship with them different than the one with your siblings by birth? The same?
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What is the worst part of having siblings?
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What's the best part of having siblings?
- When you're grown and have a family, would you have more than one child? If so, why?
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