Hello! I decided to blog about siblings of children with Down Syndrome because it's a topic that I'm unfamiliar with. I always hear a lot of information about how the parents of children with Down Syndrome or other disabilities are effected, but I don't hear as much discussion about the siblings of these children are effected. I know a family that has a child with Down Syndrome. The older siblings shared in the responsibility of helping this child succeed and played a big role in the health and education of their brother with Down Syndrome. I wonder how children feel when they are given this responsiblity? What are the positive aspects of this for the siblings of children with disabilities?
I found the following article to be helpful....
http://www.epm.org/resources/2010/Mar/22/support-siblings-children-down-syndrome/
This article answered some of the questions I had related to how the siblings of children with Down Syndrome feel. For example, having a sibling with Down Syndrome often teaches children to have empathy and be passionate, kind people. This article also contains a link to the National Down Syndrome Society (www.ndss.org) , which has workshops, websites, and blogs to support the siblings of children with Down Syndrome.
Lindsey,
ReplyDeleteI too am blogging about siblings and how they are effected by families members with specific disabilities. The article that you posted is very straight forward and informative. I am looking forward to following you over the next eight or so weeks and hope to broaden my undestanding of Down Syndrome and siblings associated.
Brooke