When One Child Constantly “Copies” Another

Any of us who had siblings of our own remembers being “copied”—or maybe you were that younger sibling who followed an older one around imitating what they did and what they said? As parents, if we have two or more children (or this can also happen with kids and friends), we will inevitably be called upon to “Make him stop copying me!” If you can ignore the copycat battles and chalk it up to typical childhood behavior, you are a far more Zen parent than many! Imitation is a fact of life—whether it is in our families, the work place, … Continue reading