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[quote=Anonymous]Our kids are in HS, college and law school.  They're great pals and are always really there for each other.  I count it as our greatest success as parents -- though I know it was mostly good luck.  While I agree with the folks who say you can't force sibling amity, I also agree with those who say you can do a lot to nurture it.  Like other posters, we tried hard to see each as an individual and not compare them to one another.  At the same time, however, we encouraged shared interests.  For our kids, sports was a unifying activity.  We all ski, hike, and play tennis, and the kids did summer swim team together for years.  We also played a lot of board games together and had family movie nights.  One thing we did that was different from many families we know was that we required the kids to attend one another's games and special events at school.  We also talked about and tried to show our kids how much our own sibling relationships mean to us.  Even at times when we disagreed with our sibs or they drove us a little crazy, we emphasized how much we love them (and we pointed out that we drive them nuts sometimes too).  The message we were trying to send was -- be in each other's corner, cheer each other on in the good times, and be there for one another when hard times come, as they will.        [/quote]

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