Program aims to support siblings
August 17th, 2007The Australian Broadcasting Corporation reports on efforts to support siblings of children with disabilities. The link includes video.
It’s estimated about 300,000 Australian families have a child with special needs. And while there’s been much debate over the resources available to help those families and the child to cope, there’s another aspect that receives virtually no attention.
It’s the so-called ‘normal children’, whose childhood is often complicated by the challenges of having a handicapped brother or sister. Often the needs of their sibling leaves them frustrated and even envious, in some cases, angry, anxious and depressed.
But one woman who has lived through such a childhood has formed Siblings Australia to help children deal with difficult circumstances
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