Sibling rivalry is a normal, and often unavoidable. But sometimes that rivalry can be more than the normal fights about sharing or who got the bigger scoop of ice cream. Sometimes, is can be bullying.
Sibling bullying and aggression is often overlooked or dismissed by parents who think that such behavior is typical or normal dynamics among children. But that’s far from the case. A just-released study published in the Journal of Pediatrics reports that children and adolescents who suffered physical attacks, threats, and damage to property from a sibling negatively affected their mental health with increased levels of depression, anger and anxiety.
Dr. Jonathan Caspi, a professor of family and child studies at Montclair State University, and a leading expert on sibling relationships and author of Sibling Aggression, offers these tips to help families identify and manage sibling fighting and aggression:
Every parent needs a break once in a while and it can be difficult to find a babysitter for a child who has special needs. Things are about to become easier.
On Monday night, the Montclair BoE unanimously approved the 
Girls Learn International
We ran a ticket giveaway to the Dan Zanes & Friends concert at SOPAC coming up on June 29 back in April. Since then, DZ decided to make the show a Song Gusto Hour, a chance for families and people of all ages to gather and sing at the top of their lungs with Dan and the band. The Song Gusto Hour atmosphere will be loose, communal, and festive. 
