Sibling Relationship In The Family

CHAPTER 1:

Introduction

According to the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA), the average household population of the country as of the year 2014 is 4.4 persons ("2015 Census of Population", 2016), which means that most of the families these days consist of two or more children.

Basically if not all, most of us have siblings. From a normal perspective, this relationship may give a sense of belongingness and security to someone or perhaps induce quarrels and misunderstandings, contributing a lot ot our growth and development. Parents may be the one who nurtured but it is through our brothers and sisters, are we developed and shaped (Times Inc. "The New Science of Siblings, 2006) sibling relationship is composed of many factors. familial

(http: // www. nursingschools .net, n.d.) mentions that birth order does not affect personality. it depends on the role that he / she play : within the family

According to Kidwell (1983) as cited by nytimes.com, children before reaching the age of two and up will feel that they will always have to share with their parent's attention

According to the "rebel hypothesis" (Sulloway, 1996, 2001) the birth order's effect on personality and achievements is mixed

(Pollet, Nettle; Personality and INdividual differences, 2007) states that firstborns have more more face to face contacts that later borns

According to (Gray, n.d.) When kids play together and interact with each other, and it works best in nurturance, when those who are playing are at different stages of childhood

(Probert, 2013) cited that those who are four or more years apart tend to accept help from each other more readily

(Probert, 2013) the younger sibling accepts help readily from older siblings

(Wagner, et al,1985) stated that children who are more widely spaced tend to have better communication

The idiographic view. in which it is believed that every person has its own unique personality and traits and no other person has the same traits. In short everyone is unique and no person is one in the same.nomothetic view, on the other hand is in contrast with the idiograpich view in which it is believed that people can be compared because of simillar traits. And it is not impossible that two people have the same or simillar traits.

Statement of the Problem

This study will show you on what are the lived experiences of siblings with at least 10 years of age gap.

How do the siblings with large age difference describe their relationship with each other?

What are the difficulties that they have experienced as siblings with large age gap? In what way does the age gap between siblings affect their psychological behaviour and academic state of their mind?

Scope and Limitations

This paper aims to study Families with 2 or more children with 10 years of age gap in the bocaue area near the St. Martin of Tours Parish because there are many families in that small area alone. The researchers will focus on the bocaue area. But a small part of the area will be covered first.

Significance of the