HAPPY SIBLINGS DAY!
MY BROTHER
A six year old tells about her brother with Down Syndrome
I found this sweet post on the National Down Syndrome Society's FB page https://www.facebook.com/NDSS1979?fref=nf .
Siblings of children with special needs really face a lot both with a different family dynamic from many of their peers as well as environmental/society factors involved. However, one of the many many beautiful benefits for these siblings is an increased understanding of some of the most important things in life that effect US ALL ... things like wisdom, compassion, and a greater understanding of how "people are". They also hold insight on how to immensely love and accept others, despite differences, and they learn this very necessary skill far sooner than most of us. This takes the rest of the world much longer to learn! That leads me to my final point about these awesome siblings ... and that is they are natural born teachers. They show us how we should be loving, how we should be acting, and how to resolve our fears.
Through all the hard times ... still ... what a gift it is for the a child to be a sibling of a child with special needs AND what a gift it is for a child with special needs to have such a sibling.
WELL ... I thought that was the end of today's blog post UNTIL I came across this gem online ... please read and share with that boy or girl you know that needs it!
Dear Sibling to a Child with special needs ... Let me tell you why you are amazing! (Letter to a sibling)
Jessica Daisi
