EP 188: Grief as the Sibling of a Child with Special Needs

Grief is hard to acknowledge and talk about. The truth is, there is grief involved with being the sibling of a child with a special need. In today’s episode, we’re exploring how to support the siblings of kids with a nervous system disability with behavior-based symptoms with all their feelings, especially grief.

In this episode, you’ll learn

• How to validate all your children’s feelings, even when they are really uncomfortable
• How to acknowledge the truth that in most circumstances, your other children really are less seen in your family
• The four questions to ask yourself when thinking about how to help your kids with their grief

Resources mentioned in this podcast:

• Grief In Parenting Kids With Vulnerable Nervous Systems {EP 129}
• Ableism, Parenting, And Trauma Informed Care {EP 85} (Guest Marshall Lyles)
• I HATE YOU! And Other Big Feelings {EP 168}

Read the full transcript at: RobynGobbel.com/siblinggrief

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