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[quote=Anonymous]My brother was 6 years older than me. I adored him, he protected me, and we squabbled and teased each other like many siblings do. With a six year gap, we were never at the same schools, and that worked well for both of us. We were not quite peers when I was a senior in high school, and started to be something closer to peers and friends after my first year in college. I think lots of factors will determine whether siblings become friends. I think as a parent, you can work to foster mutually respectful, loving relationships within your family. Beyond that, it’s on them. With a significant age gap, they’re likely to have different interests and different developmental needs. It might be easier to develop actual friendship when the younger sibling is old enough that they can actually be true peers. If this is in addition to a respectful, loving sibling relationship, then that will be pretty wonderful. [/quote]
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