Is sibling bickering a daily battle in your house? You’re not alone — it’s one of the most common struggles homeschool families face, especially when kids are together all day long.
This free printable 20-Day Sibling Challenge is a simple, encouraging way to help your kids build stronger relationships with each other. Inspired by The Love Dare for married couples, each day gives kids one small, specific task focused on kindness, respect, and putting their sibling first.
This is a post by Free Homeschool Deals contributor, Samantha at Lechaim on the Right.
What’s Included in the 20-Day Sibling Challenge
The challenge covers 20 days of simple, practical actions your kids can take to build better sibling relationships. The tasks fall into a few key areas:
Kindness & Generosity
- Give a genuine compliment
- Be giving
- Write a positive letter to your sibling
- Do something extra for a sibling
Respect & Self-Control
- Don’t say anything hurtful
- No teasing
- Be respectful
- Avoid tattling
Sharing & Flexibility
- Don’t be selfish — share toys
- Let a sibling pick the movie
- Be flexible in a fight
- Clean up your messes
Quality Time & Connection
- Read with your sibling
- Make up a game
- Try something new with a sibling
- Do a sibling’s chores
- Teach your sibling something
Conflict Resolution & Growth
- Talk out any problems
- Forgive — even when it’s hard
- Think about a sibling before yourself
Who This Is Best For
This challenge works well for kids ages 5 and up. Younger kids may need a parent to read each day’s task aloud and talk through what it means. Older kids and teens can work through it independently or journal about their experience each day.
It’s especially great for the start of a new homeschool year, after a long break, or anytime sibling tensions are running high and everyone needs a reset.
How to Use the Sibling Challenge
Print the one-page challenge and post it somewhere visible — on the fridge, a bulletin board, or in your homeschool area. Each morning, read the day’s challenge together and encourage your kids to focus on it throughout the day. At dinner or bedtime, check in and talk about how it went.
Some families like to add a small reward at the end of the 20 days — a family movie night, a special outing, or letting the kids pick dinner. But the real reward is watching your kids learn to treat each other with more kindness and patience.
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I don’t agree with the tattling one – I want my kids to tattle! That way I know what’s going on! If you teach kids not to tattle about little stuff, they’re less likely to tell you the big things too!
Yeah, I personally think the term “tattling” can be misused. I don’t use that word at our house (not that we’re perfect or have it all figured out, haha). Early on my kids would try to tell me something and a family member would say “don’t tattle on so-and-so” etc. That didn’t sit right with me and I had to work through my feelings on it. The way I explain it to my kids now is #1 they can ALWAYS tell momma and daddy *anything.* #2 It’s fine to tell me what someone else is doing, but don’t say “brother is doing this-and-that” just to get him in trouble. If he’s doing something that’s not safe and/or that needs to be known, please let momma know ASAP. But the heart of it is not *just to see him get in trouble.* Clear as mud? Samatha, the sweet homeschool teen who made this printable, did a great job. She’s very creative!