Siblings and Christmas Christmas is just around the corner and things might look a bit different this year. This might be because You can’t visit your brother or sister if they live in a residential or care setting because of Covid restrictions You can’t travel to see family who live a bit further away You … Continued
Siblings and living in a different house Siblings sometimes can’t live in the same house as their brother or sister who has a disability, illness or health condition. This might be because their brother or sister lives at a residential school or college with a different parent with a health condition which means that they … Continued
Siblings and sleep It’s World Sleep Day on March 15th and here at Sibs we know that being able to sleep well makes you feel more able to cope with things at home and at school. However, siblings tell us that sometimes they don’t sleep well because they share a room with their brother or … Continued
Siblings will be starting to go back to school soon and although it will be good to catch up with friends, things might feel a bit different too. This might be because you have not been to school for some time and are worried about getting back into a school routine you have enjoyed being … Continued
We are reviewing how we keep in touch with siblings and help them to feel that they are not alone. As part of this review we have decided to remove our YoungSibs chat forum and find different ways of communicating with siblings. We would love siblings to help us with this by responding to the … Continued
Lots of siblings are starting to go back to school this week and although it’s good to catch up with friends, things are going to feel a bit different too. This might be because you’re worried because your family are high risk your school and classrooms look and feel very different the staff and teachers … Continued
Siblings and keeping in touch This week we’re talking about siblings and keeping in touch. We know that you will have spent a lot of time with your brothers, sisters and family over the last few weeks but we know that siblings are missing school and seeing their friends too. Siblings tell us that they … Continued
Siblings and having fun This week we’re thinking about different ways you can play with your brother or sister, as you will probably be spending a lot of time together at the moment. Siblings tell us that they are usually the experts in what makes their brother or sister laugh! Even though you will still … Continued
Siblings and staying safe This week we’re talking about how to stay safe if your brother or sister is displaying challenging behaviour. Siblings tell us that it can be frightening if their disabled brother or sister has a meltdown or tries to hurt them. It’s important make a plan to stay safe such as going … Continued
Siblings and helping This week we’re talking about how you might have to help to look after your brother or sister more at the moment. This might be because the people who normally help you can’t get to your house, activities are cancelled or your parents are extra busy trying to home-school as well as do … Continued
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