Chapter 15- Family Composition

Question 1

What are the benefits of having siblings?

(5pts)

Answer 1

Siblings can have a positive influence on development:
- help develop theory of mind- the knowledge that thoughts, desires, beliefs, intentions and opinions may be different from ones own
- gender-role development
- You learn social cues from siblings
- Can become more resilient
- Forming relationships

Question 2

How is the age of the child affected in terms of divorce?

(3pts)

Answer 2

Very young children are less likely to be affected long term by divorce if they receive good parenting

-lots of disruption in preschool
- school- age is when they are most affected

Question 3

What is sibling rivalry?

Answer 3

• Relationships between siblings can range from close and supportive to distant and hostile

Question 4

When is divorce most difficult/challenging for a child ?

Answer 4

• Typically up to the first year of divorce

Question 5

What can parents do to help/make things easier and more smoothly for the child when getting a divorce?

Answer 5

• Trying to carry on traditions and slowly trying to weave in the new traditions in the first year

Question 6

Siblings play a huge role when young but as we get into adolescent phase we see siblings become BLANK important and they start go towards their BLANK and not so much their BLANK.

Answer 6

• less
• friends
• siblings