Reassure siblings that you love them

Siblings sometimes need a lot of reassurance that parents love them as much as their disabled brother or sister. Do those things that give your child the message that you love him or her.

Some ideas:

Give a compliment about his/her appearance
Do something for your child that he or she would normally have to do for themselves
Put a nice note in their lunch box or pencil case
Use magnetic letters to put a nice message on the fridge or stick a poster with a nice message on their bedroom wall
Send a text saying that you love them
Collect little things that you know your child likes - and then leave one of these with a note somewhere where they will easily find it
Find something in schoolwork to compliment
Tell your child each day that you love him/her and use their name when you say this
Tell your child you love him or her at an unexpected time of the day (not just bedtime or leaving for school)
Create a special shared code for saying hello - like your very own style of handshake
Write a poem for your child – you don't need any skills for this, just a few lines that rhyme
Put a fresh flower in their room
Make them their favourite pudding
Send your child an email saying you love him/her
Send your child a card in the post when its not their birthday to arrive on Saturday morning.