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Laurie Kramer makes a career of helping kids get along
It was no easy thing when Laurie Kramer began asking parents of young families to invite her into their homes.
She was pioneering a new area of clinical psychology focusing on the experiences of children 3 to 5 years old as they became siblings for the first time. It would emerge as Kramer’s specialty even though the timing, technologically, was difficult. She was launching her efforts in the pre-iPhone 1990s — the Betamax era of clumsy video equipment.
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In The News
Articles, posts, and videos in the news featuring Dr. Laurie Kramer’s work with the Sibling Research Group & The More Fun With Sisters and Brothers Program!
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Oasis is reuniting for a tour in 2025, but can the Gallagher brothers get along—for once?
Age gaps between siblings are widening—and it’s shifting the birth order dynamics.
Eldest daughter syndrome – CBC Radio
Helping siblings get along: Research backed tips for encouraging positive sibling relationships.
What your sibling birth order does— and doesn’t— explain
Siblings: Built-in best friend – BeFM
I don’t want my elder daughter to be a people pleaser like me.
What is eldest daughter syndrome? Is it a real condition?
These moms say Disney makes them better parents. Who are we to judge?
Parenting: What to do if your children just can’t get along. Live interview with Laurie Kramer.
Road to academia: Enterprising and conducting applied psychology research.
ViTAL Chats podcast
Laurie Kramer makes a career of helping kids get along.
How not to talk about politics and wars. Northeastern psychologist offers advice to survive the holidays.
When caregiving and sibling rivalries intersect
The lifelong effects of ‘the favourite child.
NBC-TV News Daily.
The mess, beauty, and pain of sibling relationships with researcher Dr. Laurie Kramer.
How will Elizabeth Holmes’ incarceration impact her children?
Why are there fewer serial killers now than there used to be?
What to know about postpartum psychosis
Why do adult siblings stop speaking? The psychology behind family estrangement and sibling rivalries.
While the Kelces face off in the Super Bowl, local siblings are quietly competing all the time
How Our Siblings Shape Us – NPR Radio
The Lifelong Gift of Sibling Friendship – The New York Times
The science of sibling rivalry—and how to fix it
The enduring ties of siblings
How to put an end to sibling bickering
Here is how parents can cope with dropping off their first-year students at college
Little league world series is must-see TV, but is spotlight too bright for young players?
What type of leader are you? It may depend on whether you’re an older or younger sibling, psychologist says
How Your Siblings Can Make You Happier
How do parents talk to their children about the massacre at Robb Elementary School?
Dr. Laurie Kramer—Helping siblings get along
Why do adult siblings stop speaking? The psychology behind family estrangement and sibling rivalries
How our siblings influence our lives with Laurie Kramer, PhD and Megan Gilligan, PhD
Improving sibling relationships
Sibling Rivalry: From Foes to Friends
How family firms can prevent (or cool down) sibling rivalries
Sibling conflict: When should you step in?
Children under 12 can’t be vaccinated yet— What should parents do?
How to have a good relationship with siblings as adults
What to do when your kids won’t stop fighting: Age-by-age solutions for promoting peace between siblings.
How can we celebrate a complicated holiday season during the COVID-19 pandemic?
Should parents intervene when siblings fight?
Students’ summer read comes to life with immigration advocacy
How to help siblings get along better
How to talk to kids about systemic racism and anti-black violence
The pandemic is testing sibling rivalry—and you
Oh good, the kids are fighting again
Helping siblings get along when you have to stay home
Home during the COVID-19 pandemic? It’s an opportunity to help your kids get along
“We’ll never forget spending so much time together.”
Boston researcher teaches parents how to manage sibling conflict
The secret to raising kids who actually get along: Researchers at Northeastern University have finally cracked the code
Help your children get along (while keeping your own sanity)
How to raise siblings who get along
What to do when your kids won’t stop fighting: Age-by-age solutions for promoting peace between siblings
‘You’ve got to let them flight’: Why Trump’s advice doesn’t work for kids
How Shaquem Griffin works to stay in the NFL with one hand
Yes, your parents have a favorite child—Here’s what happens when it’s not you
How to teach siblings to resolve their own arguments
Sibling Rivalry
Brother, sister, rival, friend: How siblings shape each other’s lives.
How to stop sibling rivalry
Sibling rivalry—lifelong relationships, lifelong effects
How to get your kids to stop fighting
A sibling fight survival guide
When sibling rivalry becomes sibling abuse
How to maintain sibling relationships
What matters the most in the sibling relationship: The net positive
Younger siblings play a role in developing empathy—older ones just get the credit
Raising Siblings: less drama… more joy
Less bickering, more bonding: How to help siblings get along
Sibling rivalry—lifelong relationships, lifelong effects
Letting siblings “work it out among themselves” is the worst way to resolve a conflict
Do you really have to be close with your siblings?
Sibling abuse and bullying, Part 2
More parents vacation with one child at a tie, and leave the siblings home
http://www.wsj.com/articles/more-parents-vacation-with-one-child-at-a-time-and-leave-the-siblings-home-1439000671