One way to resolve sibling conflict

Carol Lloyd, Executive Editor of GreatSchools and mother of two, challenged her daughters to try "blueprinting" to solve their conflict.
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Her daughters don’t acknowledge it, but “blueprinting” their differences worked!

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Print a copy to give it a try.

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