Having A Sister Makes You a Kinder Person – ABC News.

This was sent to me by my brother – Jon.   It put a smile on my face today!

New research shows that having a sister – even one who pinches and tattles but also shares her ice cream cone – makes you a kinder, more giving person.

The study has found that adolescents with sisters feel less lonely, unloved, guilty, self-conscious and fearful. Regardless of whether she is older or younger, a sister has a far stronger influence than parents on a person’s mental well-being.

“Just having a sister led to less depression,” said Laura Padilla-Walker, a professor in Brigham Young University’s School of Family Life and lead author on the study published in this month’s Journal of Family Psychology.