Courtney and Melissa talk with Jen Wilkin about how they each related to their siblings while growing up, how those relationships have changed over the years, and how to foster a healthy relationship with adult siblings.In this laughter-filled conversation, they talk about how they dealt with conflict among their own children, words of wisdom they wished they’d heard sooner, and how to encourage kindness and love between siblings throughout their lives.RESOURCES MENTIONED:I Am the Light of the World (Jen’s message at TGCW24)Being Mortal  by Atul Gawande RELATED RESOURCES:Help! My Kids Won’t Stop FightingRaising an Alien ChildHow to Handle Family Conflict This Holiday Season DISCUSSION QUESTIONS:1. What was your relationship with your siblings like as you were growing up? How has it developed over the years?2. What patterns of dealing with conflict do you see in your family (past or present)?3. What has God taught you about conflict resolution through your sibling relationships?4. How do you see your children (or children you’re close to) developing friendships in their sibling relationships? What’s challenging about this? How would you like to encourage this more?5. As you interact with your adult siblings, in what ways might you be reverting to childhood roles? How can you guard against this?6. How are your siblings navigating (or planning to navigate) care for aging parents? What advice from this episode was helpful as you consider how to do this well?
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