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The competitiveness and jealousy of a new sibling can continue long into adulthood and may affect many other relationships
DETHRONEMENT – it’s a suitably melodramatic term for the moment when a firstborn child is displaced from his pampered position by the arrival of a newborn brother or sister. The accompanying feelings of pain and rage at the loss of that crown can be quite intense and, as most parents can testify, the corresponding behaviour can be equally dramatic.
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