For those who have multiple children, do you see an rivalry or jealousy among them? How do you cope with the problem? What are the age gaps of your children?

I haven't seen either in my children, but there is almost a 7 year difference between them. My daughter is such a little helper and very protective of her baby brother, and my son looks up to his big sister. His eyes light up when she walks into the room! I hope they keep this bond forever! :D

I think that your children are a good age for avoiding rivalry-but at an age gap that makes them essentially only children by a study I read that was published about thirty years ago. The thought is that five years or more age gap has children with completely separate lives-no shared friends, schooling, or toys. So they wouldn't be likely to experience rivalry either.

I see it still. They are now teens and the odd time the rivalry will rear it's ugly head. I figure, it's normal for kids to go through it so no big deal. As young children, they fought a fair bit and would try to compete for everything. There's not much you can do about it, it will just happen.

Although I was an only child, I did have some rivalries with a number of my cousins.

I always felt jealous and inferior to many of them, and some of those negative emotions still linger to some extent.

Not that I have ever hated any of them, I was just always a bit jealous of them.