Support for Siblings of Children with Special Needs
Brothers and sisters of children with special needs have special challenges of their own, including finding their place in a family that may seem preoccupied with one sick child, and dealing on a daily basis with behavior that may be hard to understand. These sites were developed to help siblings cope.
What Siblings Would Like Parents and Service Providers to Know
In an excerpt from the book "Sibshops," authors Don Meyer and Patricia Vadasy share what brothers and sisters of childrens of special needs would like parents and service providers to know about their own special needs for independence, information, and individuality.
In an excerpt from the book "Sibshops," authors Don Meyer and Patricia Vadasy share what brothers and sisters of childrens of special needs would like parents and service providers to know about their own special needs for independence, information, and individuality.
Book Review: Sibshops
Whether you want to run a workshop for siblings of children with special needs or just understand your own children's needs better, this upbeat resources offers plenty of information and inspiration.
Whether you want to run a workshop for siblings of children with special needs or just understand your own children's needs better, this upbeat resources offers plenty of information and inspiration.
Book Review: Supporting Siblings and Their Families During Intensive Baby Care
With all the demands and stress of having a sick infant, parents may have a hard time remembering that young siblings have special needs, too. This accessible, to-the-point book has some suggestions on rectifying that.
With all the demands and stress of having a sick infant, parents may have a hard time remembering that young siblings have special needs, too. This accessible, to-the-point book has some suggestions on rectifying that.
Book Review: Brothers and Sisters
Review of a book that gives advice on how to help the siblings of disabled children form a loving and lasting family bond.
Review of a book that gives advice on how to help the siblings of disabled children form a loving and lasting family bond.
The Sibling Support Project
Offers e-mail lists and workshops to provide support for siblings of children with special needs.
Offers e-mail lists and workshops to provide support for siblings of children with special needs.
Children with Disabilities: Understanding Sibling Issues
Suggestions for families from the National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities.
Suggestions for families from the National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities.
When Special Needs Spark Sibling Rivalry
Article from the Cincinatti Children's Hospital and Medical Center's site explains for parents how siblings of a child with special needs may feel and how trouble can occur.
Article from the Cincinatti Children's Hospital and Medical Center's site explains for parents how siblings of a child with special needs may feel and how trouble can occur.