Guardian readers shared how caring for ageing parents with siblings tested – and sometimes broke – family bonds ...

For more than a century, psychological research has largely ignored the importance of sibling relationships. Even Freud refers to the sibling relationship just five times in his two dozen volumes of ...

Dear Eric: I have three adult children. About three years ago there was an issue, and my oldest, Doug, and middle, Linda, disrespected each other. It wasn’t a small issue, but (in my and my wife’s ...

Siblings often are tied together by logistical bonds, but can be careless or rough with one another because they assume their relationship is sturdier than it is. Some siblings are turning to therapy.

My husband and I have been married for 40 years. He has two adult sons in their 60s and I have an adult daughter in her 50s.

Dear Forgotten: Your feelings are completely valid. Grief often reshapes families, and sometimes loss weakens the glue that once held everyone together. People grieve differently, too; some pull ...

Most Americans grow up with siblings, which means our siblings often know us longer than anyone else, longer than a spouse, longer than old friends. That does not mean sibling relationships don't ever ...