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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]That was pretty confusing - are you talking about siblings attending each other's sports games or recitals? Or a family event?

Some family events should be required and there should be a set time and everyone should go.

I don't think forcing your kids to attend each other's "events" will make them supportive - it will just be forced.

There are ways, but forcing isn't one of them.

My kids (who are different in personality and interests) do support each other  --- I didn't force them to attend everything, but they did attend important events (finals, graduations, etc) and of course we still have required family events even though they are in their 20s.[/quote]

OP. The last one was a planned family outing that she refused to come to, to just be with her younger sister and give her company. She had her fun day with friends the previous day and this outing was more for the younger one with family. We had set up a time for 10am and then she started the drama saying she does not want to get up and refused to come.

But the others are events like concerts, recitals where DD does not want to come and we force her to come.

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When my kids still played sports, we stopped making them come to each other’s games when they could be home alone, though we wished that they would to support their sibling. Now they come to each other’s special events because they love each other not because parents forced it.

I would drop the rope for a little bit and see what happens. Read “siblings without rivalry” [/quote]

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