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Having a brother or sister can be both wonderful and frustrating
at the same time. Because it will probably be the longest relationship that you maintain in your life, it can and will change
over time. While you may consider the bond you have with your brothers or sisters both satisfying and supportive, others may
feel distant or estranged from their sibling or siblings. Your relationship may also fall somewhere in the middle, providing
a common history and level of affection that draws you together but not considered as important than other relationships
you may have. Different factors can have an affect on your relationship with your sibling. Are you close in age? Do you share
similiar interests? Was there a competetive element to your relationship? Was there a divorce in your family? These factors,
as well as numerous others, help to shape how we relate to our brothers and sisters.
When one of the children is disabled in any way, can that affect the way in which the two siblings
relate to one another?
It is my hope that I can answer that question. In addition, I hope to provide not only the common
effects on children who have a disabled brother or sister but also give the reader ways in which to help that child overcome
the difficulties he or she may be experiencing.
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