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Having a child with a disability can have a big impact on parents, but what does it do to siblings? Jane helps us understand the role disabilities play in sibling life and how caregivers, family, and friends can help make a difference.

Email us: parents@thefamilyplaceutah.org

Find us on social media:

https://www.facebook.com/jendalyTFP

https://www.facebook.com/SaraHendricksTFPU

Articles on siblings:

https://www.pwsausa.org/siblings-and-communication/

https://www.pwsausa.org/sibling-caregivers/

https://www.pwsausa.org/siblings-and-food/

https://www.pwsausa.org/give-them-your-time-spend-time-with-siblings-to-improve-their-well-being/

https://www.pwsausa.org/tips-for-improving-the-well-being-of-siblings-of-individuals-with-prader-willi-syndrome-debriefing/

https://www.pwsausa.org/surviving-quarantine-as-a-sibling/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wdbr3mQIF6Y&t=135s

https://www.verywellmind.com/how-to-choose-the-right-therapist-for- you-4842306

https://psychcentral.com/blog/how-to-choose-the-right-therapist-for-your-child#1Link

Finding a professional:

www.psychologytoday.com

Respite care:



https://www.kidswaivers.org/



https://kidshealth.org/en/parents/respite-care.html



https://www.childwelfare.gov/topics/systemwide/service-array/services-to-children-and-youth-with-disabilities/youth/grandparents/

https://www.verywellfamily.com/coping-skills-for-kids-4586871



https://www.understood.org/en/friends-feelings/common-challenges/self-control/developing-coping-skills-5-ways-to-help-kids-who-struggle-with-self-control



https://positivepsychology.com/coping/

https://kidshealth.org/en/teens/positive-emotions.html#:~:text=Increase%20a%20Specific%20Positive%20Emotion&text=Let's%20say%20you%20want%20to,joyful%20whenever%20you%20hear%20it



https://positivepsychology.com/6-positive-emotion-exercises/

https://www.siblingsupport.org/sibshops/salt-lake-sibshops



https://utahparentcenter.org/resources/siblings/

https://www.headspace.com/meditation/kids

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/relationship-emporium/201910/how-help-your-family-thrive-the-essentials