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Family
matters!
f you’re a mum of two (or more!),
you’ll have noticed the positive
effect your eldest has on
Iher younger brother or sister.
*
However, a new study has found
that little ones can have a big impact
too! Researchers studied 452 sets
of siblings between the ages of 18 and
48 months by videoing interactions
in their homes and collecting
questionnaires from mums. When
assessing the responses, researchers
found that both younger and older
children’s ability to understand other
people’s feelings improvedasaresult
oftheirrelationship.
WORDS EMILY THORPE PHOTOGRAPHY SHUTTERSTOCK, ISTOCK
*FEATURED IN THE JOURNAL CHILD DEVELOPMENT

