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Understanding Sibling Issues
By: Renata Bursten, Dragonfly Staff
The relationship between brothers and sisters in families that have a child with a disability or chronic illness is examined in this insightful and lengthy article from NICHCY.
The birth of a child with a disability or chronic illness, or the discovery that a child has a disability, has a profound effect on a family. Children suddenly must adjust to a brother or sister who, because of their condition, may require a large portion of family time, attention, money, and psychological support. Yet it is an important concern to any family that the nondisabled sibling adjust to the sibling with a disability. It is important because the nondisabled child's reactions to a sibling with a disability can affect the overall adjustment and development of self-esteem in both children.
,Siblings have much to share; they have much to teach those who wish to help them. They can guide the actions of parents and professionals who want to support them.
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