article_snippet.sent: the programme is based on research of modern families which shows sibling interactions can have a vital role in teaching children valuable social and life skills, as well as in shaping personality and behaviour.
article_snippet.sent: But, the programme researchers said, siblings also routinely get stuck into each other. '
article_snippet.sent: Parents may see this rivalry as part and parcel of the sibling experience, however there is a growing body of research that links early sibling aggression with serious ongoing learning and mental health problems,' Insight says.
article_snippet.sent: Are such disputes unavoidable, and do tensions always persist into adulthood?'
article_snippet.sent: Insight asks 'if competition and conflict between siblings is a good thing, and whether favouritism can affect this.'
article_snippet.sent: The program also explores how this plays out in families from a culture where there is a hierarchical or gender preference.
article_snippet.sent: Siblings Showdown - Tuesday 7 April, 8.30pm, repeat Wednesday 3.30pm on SBS ONE .
highlights_snippet.sent: Amie's 'a normal loving Mum'
  SBS Insight programme asks if sibling rivalry might lead to learning and mental health problems and whether family favouritism makes this worse .