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26. Siblings and Disabilities with Jane Thornton


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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.

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

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