In the modern world, there are a huge number of different degrees of kinship, both consanguineous and acquired. But how to deal with all this? And who are the half-siblings?
Problems
Unfortunately, today a huge number of families break up. But people after such difficult events often do not lose hope and enter into new unions, entering into remarriages. Everything seems to be fine, but no one knows what the children who stay with one of the parents think about all this, what they feel and what they want. In addition to the fact that a new person appears in the family - a stepfather or stepmother, they can also have their own children. Children who are not related by blood, who acquire new relatives in connection with the formation of a new family, are called consolidated. Brothers and sisters are also considered half-siblings if they only have a father or mother in common.
Relationships
Psychologists do not make much difference between boys and girls who become stepbrothers - all children experience this most often hard and perceive what is happening with hostility. But most of the conflictsarise if such a family member as a half-sister appears. Why this happens - no one knows, one can only assume that girls have a more developed sense of jealousy towards their parent and they do not want to share their relatives with anyone.
Changes
How should parents behave when their children have a half-brother or half-sister? Here it is necessary to be very delicate so as not to completely move away from your own child, wanting to establish relationships with new family members. Also, do not scold and punish the baby if he protests, becomes capricious, or simply does not want to communicate with new brothers and sisters. It will take a little time, the children need to get used to the changes and to each other. It is worth noting that in younger children, the processes of establishing relationships with new relatives are much faster and easier than, say, adolescents - this must also be taken into account.
Rivals
If a child has a half-sister or brother, especially if the children live in the same territory, one can observe constant rivalry between them. They will try to get ahead of each other in everything: be better at school, help more at home, fight just for the attention of their parents. Adults should not take this as a game, they need to explain to children that they are equal for dad and mom, that there is no division into “my-your”, that children are equally loved by both parents. If everything is released "on the brakes", you can later get a lot of problems.
About the future
Having figured out what half-sister and half-brother mean, it is worthwhile to understand for yourself that these are almost the same relatives as siblings, there may be a small difference only in blood. In the future, when children grow up, they look at everything differently and begin to appreciate any kindred relationship. Such a concept as "consolidated" disappears. There is only one word left - brother or sister. Therefore, children need to be explained even at the first stages of acquaintance that a half-brother or half-sister are important relatives with whom it will be necessary to be friends and communicate all their lives. And if everything is done correctly at the very first stages, it will be possible to avoid many problems with the communication of children in the future.
