In a message dated 5/16/2002 7:18:26 AM Pacific Daylight Time, telecomgirl911@hotmail.com writes: > This is definitely rivalry, my 11 year old, who will be 12 in June has > regressed to watching Rugrats and Blues Clues, he plays with ALL his little > brother's toys. Little one insists he is the older brother, wants to wear > brother's and Daddy's shoes, get his hair cut like his big brother, it is > they are both searching for their identities in the other! > Time for some guidance, perhaps some additional attention to the older one so he/she doesn't lose their place and pace. Any regression is a warning sign. Some may be only social issues, like perhaps the older child feels insecure and isn't "challenged" to play with more sophisyicated toys/games/activities? Or perhaps the child needs a slightly older friend, who can "pull them" along? Your younger child will feel the need to "meet" his older sibling's level, and that level seesm to be coming down, as you noted. The pair need a higher challenge. Jeffery G. Scism, IBSSG, (http://blacksheep.rootsweb.com) ~~ Coordinator, C h u r c h i l l Nevada U S G e n W e b Site Co-Coordinator, Inmontgo-L, Montgomery County, Indiana, U S G e n W e b Site manager of the following Rootsweb Lists: B l a c k s h e e p, L a n d e s, L a n d i s, P e f f l e y, S c i s m, E n d i c o t t, S h i p w r e c k, Inmontgo (Mont. Co. Indiana), NVChurch (Churchill Co. Nv.)