by iVillage Staff Writer
Your children are in the living room fighting again. Sibling rivalry is a problem that dates back to the days of Cain and Abel, so chances are that your family will never be free of it. But as a parent, what you may not realize is that your actions and reactions strongly affect the degree of sibling rivalry within your home. If sibling rivalry is creating chaos in your family, take this quiz and find out if you're part of the solution or part of the problem!

1. My children are:
   • Three years apart in age, or more
   • Less than three years apart in age

2. My spouse and I:
   • Tend to only plan activities that the entire family can take part in together
   • Plan "one-on-one" parent-child activities, so that each one of us can spend time with one child independently

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