Having a sibling on whom you can count on is probably one of the best

things you can have in life: growing up in the same family certainly helps
you to build a strong relationship. But how can an age gap affect this
connection?
Some people claim that when the siblings are close in age they tend to
compete in different context: sport, school and also in the relationship
with parents. For these reasons, they (parents) have to pay attention on
the fact that this competition is right (healthy, sana), and not harmful: in
fact it can be very useful to stimulate children to do things better. This
doesn’t concern siblings which have different ages.
On the other hand, it seems like a real friendship is more common among
siblings close in age, probably because they share a lot of interests:
growing up in the same house with someone who often needs your own
stuff, can help you to learn to share and this is an important characteristic
for social life.
Despite having siblings much younger or older can have a lot of
advantadges, in my opinion 3-4 years of difference in age could be ideal
for a balanced domestic partnership (convivenza).