Use respite care and other supportive services. Spend time with each child separately. Instead of worrying about spending equal time, focus on individual needs. Encourage the sibling to have activities unique to him or her and spend that time together. Realize that siblings need understanding, attention, support and recognition.
Siblings have their own unique problems and differences.
Develop long term plans for the child with a disability. Offer to help educate others in the schools or neighborhood. Possibly visit the child s school to talk about the disability or invite children over. Give the siblings an opportunity to meet other siblings in a relaxed, recreational setting. Find a sibling group or network with other parents to allow the sibling to meet others who are in the same circumstance, or to discuss feelings that may be difficult to express to the family.