Do you believe that children closer in age or children furthur in apart in age tend to get along and bond better?

It really depends on the nature of the child, and there is a ton of variation.

That said, children with a sibling close to them in age have a higher chance of becoming very close to them. They are likely to fight a lot in their early years and this may or may not go away when they are teens.

Children farther apart in age have less potential to grow as close, but are also not as likely to fight.

I have a brother 2 years younger than me. We don’t get along well at all.

My girlfriend’s sister is 2 years younger than her and they are almost best friends. It really is a case-by-case thing.

I think simply because children closer in age tend to live in the home at the same time for longer periods of time it allows them to get closer.

I have 7 brothers and sisters, grew up with 5 of them.. My brother’s 23, I’m 20, my brother’s 16, other brother 15, other brother 13, and sister 11. The one I’m closest with is the 13 year old (7 years apart).. I don’t think age has much to do with it, as long as they have somebody they bond with. If your son has kids to play with, it should fill that sibling-hole. :)

apart…… The older child tends to be protective over the other and causes them to bond a lot.

i thnk wen der closer of age cuz im 17 n i get better along wit my sister dats 20 den wit my 10 yr old little sister

It depends on the individual. Some children get along very well with their older siblings and others get along very well with their younger siblings.

My sister and I vary 5 years and we do not get along, but it is because we literally have opposite personalities, yet my brother and I vary 2 years and get along brilliantly. Then my other brother is 11 months older than me and we do not get along either.

Overall in my family the siblings of the same age do not get along as well, whereas those older and younger get along better, in other families I see the opposite.

So it depends on your child, I do not believe that there is a general rule.

I have sisters and brothers close age and I get on with both but also argue with my sister. I have an older stepsister who is 11 years older and we get on very well. I think the closer the same sex is the more you will argue, and probably also with opposite sex ( but not in my experiance).

In my opinion kids that are closer to age such as a 5yr old and a 6yr old would get along better and be closer because they would enjoy doing most of the same things. Where as a 4 yr. old and a 9yr old may fight alot more, you know like if the 4yr. old tries to play with the 9yr. olds things, the 9yr. old may get mad.

i get along better with older people because i feel like kids my age stayed on the shallower end of the gene pool