When there’s a bigger age gap between siblings, parents might feel tempted to transfer some of their duties to the older children. While this can teach them responsibility and the importance of helping out in a family, not all people think it’s fair to give kids adult obligations at a young age.
Like this grandma, who, after seeing her teenage granddaughter staying up all night to take care of her baby siblings, called CPS to solve the issue. However, after doing so, she started doubting whether she had stirred up too much drama in her granddaughter’s life.
Scroll down to find the full story and a conversation with licensed therapist Kelly McCullough, LCSW, from La Jolla Therapy Center, who kindly agreed to chat with us about giving responsibilities to older siblings.
