it is often said that how siblings are brought up determines whether there is likely to be revelry or rivalry between them later on in life fact however remains that no matter how stifling or liberal the upbringing sibling rivalry can prove to be particularly harmful for the individuals involved as well as their friends and family if not tackled cautiously and can lead to tremendous mental stress and anxiety homemaker samita ghose feels opening all channels of communication is the solution to the problem of sibling rivalry well it is true that sibling rivalry can be avoided if children are taught to share and enjoy the feeling of sharing things and feelings with each other from their early ages but for adult people who have issues of sibling rivalry it will be wise to keep all channels of communication open so as to avoid any possibility of causing hurt to the other sibling often talking out about bothering issues helps siblings to not just get over with the problems in hand but also aids bonding between them she sayssoma mondal who is the eldest of two sisters and a brother agrees saying it is usually said that sibling rivalry is at its most during childhood because at that time children raise trivial issues and fight over it but several adult sibling problems also stem from insignificant issues caused by some miscommunication etc so it is very important to not allow problems to create a wedge between sibling relationship and for that communicating adequately is very essential certainly if communication is the price of sibling revelry it is worth every word spoken