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Parents often express a desire for their children to “want for nothing.” However, determining the appropriate limits to this aspiration can be quite challenging. This complexity is amplified in families with multiple siblings, and/or families with siblings that have more complex needs. Children, understandably so, continue to have expectations of fairness despite the varying contexts that can occur within a family. It is important to recognize that achieving fairness in every situation is not only unrealistic but also not conducive to healthy development, as each child has unique and individualized needs, even within the same family.

Join us as we share ways to create the expectation of individualized needs and equitable support from parents while helping children to develop skills to cope with normal feelings of disappointment and jealousy.

Learning Objectives:

• Understand the difference between equality and equity in the context of a household
• Create a household system where equity is normalized and expected
• Learn methods to teach children the skills to manage feelings of disappointment and sibling jealousy