Assistant professor of practice, psychology and human development, and VKC member Jessika Boles, Ph.D., and colleagues have ...

When we think about the relationships that shape us, we often default to discussing our parents. Decades of psychological research have explored the influence of parenting styles, attachment dynamics, ...

A recent cover story in The New York Times Magazine by Susan Dominus, the author of the new book, The Family Dynamic, explored the underappreciated but powerful and long-lasting influence siblings ...

Sibling relationships are some of the longest-lasting relationships we have in our lives. Half of Canadians and around 80 per cent of people worldwide have at least one sibling. Sibling relationships ...

Birth order has long been linked to differences in cognition, with firstborn children often outperforming their later-born siblings. Parental engagement and interaction have been suggested as ...